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Word: Disastrous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘ill-fated’): from French désastreux, from Italian disastroso, from disastro ‘disaster’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈzɑːstrəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
causing great damage
Short Definition:causing great damage
Examples:- a disastrous fire swept through the museum
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