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The earliest known use of the adjective calamitous is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for calamitous is from 1545, in the writing of George Joye, evangelical author.
The earliest known use of the noun calamitousness is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for calamitousness is from 1667, in the writing of Henry More, philosopher, poet, and theologian. calamitousness is formed within English, by derivation.
The meaning of CALAMITOUS is being, causing, or accompanied by calamity. How to use calamitous in a sentence.
Sep 28, 2017 · early 15c., "damage, state of adversity;" 1550s, "a great misfortune or cause of misery," from Old French calamite (14c.), from Latin calamitatem (nominative calamitas) "damage, loss, failure; disaster, misfortune, adversity," a word of obscure origin.
The year 1828 was a calamitous one for Brazil. Few towns have had a more chequered or calamitous history. His personal relations with Braddock were friendly throughout, and in the calamitous defeat he showed for the first time that fiery energy which always lay hidden beneath his calm and unruffled exterior. But the terminator technology could ...
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The earliest known use of the adverb calamitously is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for calamitously is from 1794, in a letter by 1st Baron Auckland, penal reformer and diplomatist. calamitously is formed within English, by derivation.
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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.
