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  1. 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.

  2. The meaning of CALAMITOUS is being, causing, or accompanied by calamity. How to use calamitous in a sentence.

  3. If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.

  4. Calamitous is an adjective that is generally used to describe events, and these events are disastrous or destructive. A failed election can be a calamitous event for a politician, especially if he loses by a landslide.

  5. What does the adjective calamitous mean? 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.

  6. calamitous - (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the ...

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  8. If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.

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