Added 9 October 2026
earthshaking
adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about earthshaking at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Loud enough to shake the very earth.
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Sufficiently significant to affect the whole world.
earthshaking proposals
Origin
From earth + shaking as a calque of Ancient Greek ἐννοσίγαιος (ennosígaios), ἐνοσίχθων (enosíkhthōn).
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