adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a holocaust; involving or resulting in widespread destruction or loss of life
Usage: often capitalized when referring to the Holocaust; formal or literary usage
Examples
- The holocaustal scale of the disaster left the region in ruins.
- Historians studied the holocaustal consequences of the war.
- The film depicted the holocaustal events with sobering detail.
- Survivors spoke of the holocaustal losses their families endured.