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calamitous

  (kə-lăm'ĭ-təs) pronunciation
adj.

Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.

calamitously ca·lam'i·tous·ly adv.
calamitousness ca·lam'i·tous·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: calamitous

adjective

    Causing ruin or destruction: cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, destructive, disastrous, fatal, fateful, ruinous. See help/harm/harmless.

 
Antonyms: calamitous

adj

Definition: disastrous; tragic
Antonyms: blessed, comforting, favorable, fortunate, happy, joyous, wonderful

 
WordNet: calamitous
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
  Synonyms: black, disastrous, fatal, fateful

 
 

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