calamitous
[ kuh-lam-i-tuhs ]
adjective
causing or involving calamity; disastrous: a calamitous defeat.
Origin of calamitous
1First recorded in 1535–45; calamit(y) + -ous
Other words for calamitous
Opposites for calamitous
Other words from calamitous
- ca·lam·i·tous·ly, adverb
- ca·lam·i·tous·ness, noun
- un·ca·lam·i·tous, adjective
- un·ca·lam·i·tous·ly, adverb
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How to use calamitous in a sentence
But was it by the completeness of her success or the calamitousness of her failure?
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British Dictionary definitions for calamitous
calamitous
/ (kəˈlæmɪtəs) /
adjective
causing, involving, or resulting in a calamity; disastrous
Derived forms of calamitous
- calamitously, adverb
- calamitousness, noun
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