A disastrous hurricane struck the city, leaving thousands of people without food or homes.
As when the sun…In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds (Milton).
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dis|as´trous|ly — dis|as|trous «duh ZAS truhs, ZAHS », adjective. 1. bringing disaster; causing much suffering, loss, pain, or sorrow; calamitous: »A disastrous hurricane struck the city, leaving thousands of people without food or homes. 2. Archaic. foreboding… … Useful english dictionary
dis|as´trous|ness — dis|as|trous «duh ZAS truhs, ZAHS », adjective. 1. bringing disaster; causing much suffering, loss, pain, or sorrow; calamitous: »A disastrous hurricane struck the city, leaving thousands of people without food or homes. 2. Archaic. foreboding… … Useful english dictionary
disastrous — dis•as•trous [[t]dɪˈzæs trəs, ˈzɑ strəs[/t]] adj. causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous • Etymology: 1580–90; < MF desastreux, It disastroso. See disaster, ous dis•as′trous•ly, adv. dis•as′trous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
disastrous — dis|as|trous [ dı zæstrəs ] adjective * causing a lot of damage or harm: disastrous for: The consequences of spending cuts would be disastrous for local schools. a. used about something that is very unsuccessful: a disastrous dinner party … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disastrous — dis as·trous || trÉ™s adj. terrible, dreadful, causing disaster … English contemporary dictionary
Disastrous — Dis*as trous, a. [Cf. F. d[ e]sastreux. See {Disaster}.] 1. Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill boding. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The moon In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Attended with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disastrously — Disastrous Dis*as trous, a. [Cf. F. d[ e]sastreux. See {Disaster}.] 1. Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill boding. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The moon In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Attended … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disastrousness — Disastrous Dis*as trous, a. [Cf. F. d[ e]sastreux. See {Disaster}.] 1. Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill boding. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The moon In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Attended … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
trou — [ tru ] n. m. • mil. XIIIe; trau XIIe; lat. pop. °traucum, lat. médiév. attesté traugum, probablt d o. prélatine A ♦ 1 ♦ Abaissement ou enfoncement (naturel ou artificiel) de la surface extérieure de qqch. ⇒ cavité, creux, dépression, excavation … Encyclopédie Universelle
