different between catastrophic vs unlucky

English

Etymology

From catastrophe +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæt??st??f?k/
• Rhymes: -?f?k

Adjective

catastrophic (comparative more catastrophic, superlative most catastrophic)

1. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
2. Disastrous; ruinous.
   • 2009: Stuart Heritage, Hecklerspray, Friday the 22^nd of May in 2009 at 1 o’clock p.m., “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”

     The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something.

Synonyms

• catastrophal

Antonyms

• anastrophic

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

From un- +? lucky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?l?ki/
• Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

unlucky (comparative unluckier or more unlucky, superlative unluckiest or most unlucky)

1. Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.
2. Inauspicious.
3. Having ill luck.
4. Bringing ill luck.

Derived terms

• unluckily
• unluckiness
• unluckier
• unluckiest

Translations

References

• unlucky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.