| query | If you describe something as d_________, you mean that it was very unsuccessful .If you describe something as disastrous, you mean that it was very unsuccessful . England's cricketers have had another disastrous day. ...their disastrous performance in the general election of 1906. ...the company's disastrously timed venture into property development. |
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| word | disastrous |
| full-definition | adjective A disastrous event has extremely bad consequences and effects. ...the recent, disastrous earthquake. The effect on coffee prices has been disastrous for the producers. The vegetable harvest is disastrously behind schedule. Their scheme went disastrously wrong. If you describe something as disastrous, you mean that it was very unsuccessful . England's cricketers have had another disastrous day. ...their disastrous performance in the general election of 1906. ...the company's disastrously timed venture into property development. |
| inflections | disastrouslydisastrously |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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