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Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals. 2. (n.) A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CALAMITY.
The meaning of CALAMITOUS is being, causing, or accompanied by calamity. How to use calamitous in a sentence.
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calamitous. adjective. uk / kəˈlæm.ɪ.təs / us / kəˈlæm.ə.t̬əs /. Add to word list. causing great damage or suffering: The bank went bust, with calamitous consequences for global markets. a calamitous war. See. calamity.
1. ( a.) Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable. 2. ( a.) Producing, or attended with distress and misery; making wretched; wretched; unhappy. Greek. 4190. poneros -- toilsome, bad. ... which refers rather to essential character, as well as from sapros, which indicates.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective calamitous, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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