disastrously
(adverb) in a disastrous manner; “the real value of the trust capital may be disastrously less than when the trust began”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disastrously (comparative more disastrously, superlative most disastrously)
In a disastrous way. (Of the nature of a disaster; calamitously.)
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*as"trous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. désastreux. See Disaster.]
1. Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill-boding. [Obs.] The moon In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. Milton.
2. Attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate; calamitous; ill-fated; as, a disastrous day; a disastrous termination of an undertaking. Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances. Shak.
– Dis*as"trous*ly, adv.
– Dis*as"trous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
