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   Dis·as·trous

   /dəˈzastrəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing great damage: "a disastrous fire swept through the museum"
   • ▪ highly unsuccessful: "the team made a disastrous start to the season"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘ill-fated’): from French désastreux, from Italian disastroso, from disastro ‘disaster’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

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