How do you spell Disastrous?
Correct spelling
disastrous
Remember: disaster drops the E before adding -ous, like the stars aligned badly
Why is disastrous spelled this way?
DISASTER + OUS, dropping the E. No E between T and R. A disaster was originally a bad star alignment — DIS (bad) + ASTRO (star).
Common misspellings of disastrous
disasterousdisastorousdisastrus
Example
The hurricane had disastrous effects on the coastal communities.