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May 26, 2012
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dis•as•trous



Pronunciation: (di-zas'trus, -zä'strus), [key]
—adj.
1. causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
2. Archaic.foreboding disaster.

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