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calamitous

American  
[kuh-lam-i-tuhs] / kəˈlæm ɪ təs /

adjective

  1. causing or involving calamity; disastrous.

    a calamitous defeat.
    Synonyms:
    devastating , ruinous , catastrophic
    Antonyms:
    advantageous , beneficial
calamitous British  
/ kəˈlæmɪtəs /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

  • calamitously adverb
  • calamitousness noun
  • uncalamitous adjective
  • uncalamitously adverb

Etymology

Origin of calamitous

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

Example Sentences

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But England lost their last nine wickets for 99 runs, including a calamitous spell of 3-0 when all of Ollie Pope, Harry Brook and Joe Root were dismissed driving at the ball.

From BBC

Instead, the game was tossed away calamitously and feebly.

From BBC

Cracker Barrel shareholders voted to retain the company’s embattled chief executive after a calamitous rebranding campaign, but chose to dump one of the chain’s board members.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scotland suffered a calamitous second-half collapse against Argentina, falling to two consecutive Autumn Nations losses that ask serious questions of Gregor Townsend's side.

From BBC

Over the course of barely two hours on Sunday, Ferrari’s calamitous Formula One season went from bad to worse to absolute rock bottom.

From The Wall Street Journal

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