disastrous

  • 31disastrous — 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 …

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  • 32disastrous — /dəˈzastrəs/ (say duh zahstruhs) adjective 1. causing great distress or injury; ruinous; unfortunate; calamitous. 2. Obsolete foreboding disaster. –disastrously, adverb –disastrousness, noun …

  • 33disastrous effect — terrible result, influence which results in disaster …

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  • 34His Lyrics Are Disastrous — Infobox Album Name = His Lyrics Are Disastrous Type = studio Artist = Jakobinarina Released = September 24, 2007 Recorded = Genre = Alternative Punk rock Length = Label = Regal Records Producer = Stan Kybert Reviews = Last album = This Is An… …

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  • 35quasi-disastrous — adj.; quasi disastrously, adv. * * * …

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  • 36quasi-disastrous — adj.; quasi disastrously, adv …

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  • 37Disastrously — 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 …

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  • 38Disastrousness — 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 …

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  • 39Johnstown Flood — Disastrous flood (1889) in the town of Johnstown, Pa. , U.S. Johnstown lies at the confluence of the Conemaugh River and Stony Creek; at the time of the flood it was a leading U.S. steelmaking centre. At 3:10 PM on May 31, the South Fork Dam, a… …

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  • 40катастрофический сель — disastrous mudflow КАТАСТРОФИЧЕСКИЙ СЕЛЬ сель, вызвавший значительный материальный ущерб и человеческие жертвы. Обычно это мощный селевой поток редкой повторяемости или сформировавшийся на данном участке впервые, например в результате… …

    Селевые явления. Терминологический словарь