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61Calamitousness — Calamitous Ca*lam i*tous, a. [L. Calamitosus; cf. F. calamiteux.] [1913 Webster] 1. Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Ten thousands of calamitous persons. South. [1913 Webster] 2. Producing, or attended with distress… …
62Destructive — De*struc tive, a. [L. destructivus: cf. F. destructif.] Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; often with of or to; as, intemperance is… …
63Destructive distillation — Destructive De*struc tive, a. [L. destructivus: cf. F. destructif.] Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; often with of or to; as,… …
64Destructive sorties — Destructive De*struc tive, a. [L. destructivus: cf. F. destructif.] Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; often with of or to; as,… …
65Disaster — Dis*as ter, v. t. 1. To blast by the influence of a baleful star. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring harm upon; to injure. [R.] Thomson. [1913 Webster] …
66Disaster — Dis*as ter, n. [F. d[ e]sastre; pref. d[ e]s (L. dis ) + astre star, fr. L. astrum; a word of astrological origin. See {Aster}, {Astral}, {Star}.] 1. An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body;… …
67embroglio — Imbroglio Im*brogl io, n.; pl. {Imbroglios}. [Written also {embroglio}.] [It. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Embroil}.] 1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction. [1913 Webster] 2. A complicated and embarrassing state of… …
68Imbroglio — Im*brogl io, n.; pl. {Imbroglios}. [Written also {embroglio}.] [It. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Embroil}.] 1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction. [1913 Webster] 2. A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a… …
69Imbroglios — Imbroglio Im*brogl io, n.; pl. {Imbroglios}. [Written also {embroglio}.] [It. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Embroil}.] 1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction. [1913 Webster] 2. A complicated and embarrassing state of… …
70Mormyrus oxyrhynchus — Sacred Sa cred, a. [Originally p. p. of OE. sacren to consecrate, F. sacrer, fr. L. sacrare, fr. sacer sacred, holy, cursed. Cf. {Consecrate}, {Execrate}, {Saint}, {Sexton}.] 1. Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense …