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adjective
- 1. involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous: "such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods"
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The meaning of CALAMITOUS is being, causing, or accompanied by calamity. How to use calamitous in a sentence.
adjective. uk / kəˈlæm.ɪ.təs / us / kəˈlæm.ə.t̬əs / Add to word list. causing great damage or suffering: The bank went bust, with calamitous consequences for global markets. a calamitous war. See. calamity. Fewer examples. The team suffered a calamitous defeat yesterday. World oil markets over the years have weathered calamitous events.
Calamitous definition: causing or involving calamity; disastrous. See examples of CALAMITOUS used in a sentence.
Calamitous is an adjective that is generally used to describe events, and these events are disastrous or destructive. A failed election can be a calamitous event for a politician, especially if he loses by a landslide.
If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
Define calamitous. calamitous synonyms, calamitous pronunciation, calamitous translation, English dictionary definition of calamitous. adj. Causing or involving calamity; disastrous. ca·lam′i·tous·ly adv. ca·lam′i·tous·ness n.
Definition of calamitous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Calamitous Definition. kə-lămĭ-təs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Causing or bringing calamity. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: fatal. disastrous. fateful. black. miserable. ill-fated. woeful. untoward. unlucky. tragic. sad. unfortunate. wretched. bitter. baleful.
Calamitous definition: causing or involving calamity; disastrous. See examples of CALAMITOUS used in a sentence.
calamitous /kə ˈ læmətəs/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of CALAMITOUS. [more calamitous; most calamitous] formal. : causing great harm or suffering : disastrous. a calamitous oil spill. the calamitous state of the nation's economy.
