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Minhuoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

stature

Hi,

I don't completely understand the word "stature" and what it means when it is used in this sentence:

"Floods and earthquakes are stature disasters."

Thanks for your help.
  

Top answer

I think in this context it means high-caliber, high-profile disasters

— Marius Hancu

  • I think in this context it means high-caliber, high-profile disasters
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I think in this context it means
high-caliber, high-profile disasters
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Thanks Marius for kind help.

Do I need to change stature into an adjective? And which adjective?

Thanks.
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yes, "stature" would be only rarely used as an adjective in this context

I'd use "major" or "catastrophic"
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Minhuoc, is it at all possible it was a mistyped word, and it should have been natural disasters?
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Thanks Marius and Grammar Geek,

After this discussion, I think it is maybe a mistyped work as Grammar Geek said. Because "stature" can't be put before disasters directly. It must be an adjective but it doesn't have any.

Thanks Marius again for giving me some knowledge of the word "stature"
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