adj.
Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.
calamitously ca·lam'i·tous·ly adv.
calamitousness ca·lam'i·tous·ness n.
calamitous
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ca·lam·i·tous (kə-lăm'ĭ-təs)  |
| 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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