A ~ event is one that changes a situation or society very greatly, especially in an unpleasant way. (FORMAL)
Few had expected that change to be as ~ as it turned out to be.
ADJ
A ~ event is one that changes a situation or society very greatly, especially in an unpleasant way. (FORMAL)
Few had expected that change to be as ~ as it turned out to be.
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012