DISASTROUS


Meaning of DISASTROUS in English

— disastrously , adv. — disastrousness , n.

/di zas"treuhs, -zah"streuhs/ , adj.

1. causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.

2. Archaic. foreboding disaster.

[ 1580-90; desastreux, It disastroso. See DISASTER, -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .