catapultian

9.9

Like a sudden strong push that sends something forward

adjective
/ˌkætəˈpʌlʧən/

: catapultiano

The catapultian design of the machine amazed everyone.

Examples

The physicist described the catapultian motion of the released object.
Her artwork has a catapultian style that captures movement.
Her ideas took off with catapultian force, surprising everyone in the room.
The invention gave their project a catapultian momentum, propelling it ahead of competitors.
The invention gave their project a catapultian momentum, propelling it ahead of competitors.
Her ideas took off with catapultian force, surprising everyone in the room.
The catapultian design of the machine amazed everyone.

Synonyms

catapultic

vscatapultian

9.6

Something that happens suddenly with great force, moving forward as if thrown far

relates generally to or resembles that launching action rather than stressing force

How Sudden

explosive

60 4.4

catapultian

9.9

sudden

614 1.0

gradual

75 3.0

Surface Forms

catapultian positive

Morphology

catapultian = catapult (transparent) = catapult + ian

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ian' to 'catapult', meaning 'relating to or resembling a catapult', which is directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

Catapultian comes from the familiar word catapult, a device that suddenly throws things, and the ending -ian means 'related to'. So catapultian describes something 'like a catapult' that gives a quick, strong push or launch.