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debacular

debacular adjective: of, like, or pertaining to a debacle; calamitous; tragic; suddenly shameful.

Adjective

debacular (comparative more debacular, superlative most debacular)

  1. Of, like, or pertaining to a debacle; calamitous; tragic; suddenly shameful.
    • What with the cyanide and electrolytic methods of gold extraction, it is only to be wondered at that the decline in the value of this metal has not been more debacular and tragic than has been seen.1924, Miller Freeman, American Lumberman - Part 1, Chicago - Periodical Publication, page 47
    • Nobody made serious complaint about the lamb trade but the sheep phase was debacular. Only an idiot or a charlatan would attempt anything of auguristic nature at this moment.1934, National Wool Grower, volume 24, National Wool Growers Association - Authors & Publishers, page 27

Forms of debacular

comparativemore debacular
superlativemost debacular

Origin of debacular

From debacle.

Questions about debacular

What does debacular mean?
Debacular means of, like, or pertaining to a debacle; calamitous; tragic; suddenly shameful.
What part of speech is debacular?
Debacular is an adjective.

Words near debacular in the dictionary

  1. debacchations
  2. DeBacker
  3. DeBackers
  4. debacle
  5. debacles
  6. debacular
  7. debadge
  8. debadged
  9. debadges
  10. debadging
  11. Debadutta

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