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Webster 1913 Edition


Disastrous

Dis-as′trous

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
désastreux
. See
Disaster
.]
1.
Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill-boding.
[Obs.]
The moon
In dim eclipse,
disastrous
twilight sheds.
Milton.
2.
Attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate; calamitous; ill-fated; ending in utter failure or ruin;
as, a
disastrous
day; a
disastrous
termination of an undertaking.
Dis-as′trous-ly
,
adv.
Dis-as′trous-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Disastrous

DISASTROUS

,
Adj.
1.
Unlucky; unfortunate; calamitous; occasioning loss or injury; as, the day was disastrous; the battle proved disastrous; their fate was disastrous.
Fly the pursuit of my disastrous love.
2.
Gloomy; dismal; threatening disaster.
The moon, in dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds.

Definition 2024


disastrous

disastrous

English

Adjective

disastrous (comparative more disastrous, superlative most disastrous)

  1. of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
  2. foreboding disaster; ill-omened.

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