meteoric career

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• meteoric — UK US /ˌmiːtiˈɒrɪk/ adjective ► developing very fast and attracting a lot of attention: »Speculation on the currency has helped its meteoric rise of 16% against the US dollar in a year. »Her appointment to the post at the age of 37 is the latest… …   Financial and business terms

• meteoric — /mitiˈɒrɪk / (say meetee orik) adjective 1. relating to or like a meteor. 2. consisting of meteors: a meteoric shower. 3. flashing like a meteor; transiently brilliant: a meteoric career. 4. swift or rapid. 5. of the atmosphere; meteorological.… …  

• meteoric — me|te|or|ic [ˌmi:tiˈɔrık US ˈo:rık, ˈa:rık] adj 1.) happening very suddenly and quickly ▪ her meteoric rise from dancer to professional actress ▪ The company has experienced meteoric growth. ▪ The scandal ended his meteoric political career . 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• meteoric — [[t]mi͟ːtiɒ̱rɪk, AM ɔ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ GRADED If you use meteoric when you are describing someone s career, you mean that they achieved success very quickly. Let s hope that the meteoric rise to fame and fortune does not adversely affect him... His… …   English dictionary

• meteoric — adjective 1 happening very suddenly and quickly: meteoric rise/career: her meteoric rise to fame 2 from a meteor: meteoric stones meteorically / kli/ adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• meteoric — adjective a) Of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor. Her meteoric rise to power was followed by a slow, lackluster career at the top. b) Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness …   Wiktionary

• meteoric — [ˌmiːtiˈɒrɪk] adj becoming very successful very quickly his meteoric political career[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• me·te·or·ic — /ˌmiːtiˈorık/ adj 1 : very sudden or fast a meteoric rise to fame a meteoric ascent a meteoric fall 2 : marked by very quick success a meteoric …   Useful english dictionary

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