Meteoric
Meteoric , adjective
[Compare French météorique.]
1.
Of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric, as, meteoric phenomena; meteoric stones.
2.
Influenced by the weather; as, meteoric conditions.
3.
Flashing; transient and brilliant, like a meteor{3}; as, meteoric fame.
Meteoric politician.
Collocations (3)
Meteoric paper , a substance of confervoid origin found floating in the air, and resembling bits of coarse paper; -- so called because formerly supposed to fall from meteors.
Meteoric showers , periodical exhibitions of shooting stars, occuring about the 9th or 10th of August and 13th of November, more rarely in April and December, and also at some other periods.