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disastrous

Main Entry:: di·sas·trous
Pronunciation:: \di-ˈzas-trəs also -ˈsas-\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1594

1 : attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous <a disastrous flood> 2 : terrible, horrendous <a disastrous score>

— di·sas·trous·ly adverb

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