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earth-shattering

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earth-shattering /ˈəːθˌʃat(ə)rɪŋ / (also earth-shaking)
adjective (in hyperbolic use) very important, shocking, or traumatic:
tell me this earth-shattering news of yours.
– DERIVATIVES
earth-shatteringly (also earth-shakingly) adverb