calamitous

[ kuh-lam-i-tuhs ]

adjective

1. causing or involving calamity; disastrous:

   a calamitous defeat.

   Synonyms: catastrophic, devastating, ruinous

   Antonyms: advantageous, beneficial

calamitous

/ kəˈlæmɪtəs /

adjective

1. causing, involving, or resulting in a calamity; disastrous

Derived Forms

• caˈlamitously, adverb
• caˈlamitousness, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of calamitous¹

First recorded in 1535–45; calamit(y) + -ous

Related Words

• adverse
• cataclysmic
• catastrophic
• deadly
• devastating
• dire
• fatal
• grievous
• heartbreaking
• lamentable
• pernicious
• regrettable
• ruinous
• unfavorable
• unfortunate
• woeful