Calamitous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈlæmɪtəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Calamitous is an adjective meaning Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.
Meaning
Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Of a person: involved in a calamity; hence, distressed, miserable.
Example Sentences
The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone.
Thou haſt ſeen me happy and calamitous, thou haſt beheld my exaltation and my fall.
The next year vvas calamitous, bringing ſtrange fluxes upon men, and murren upon Cattel.
In former times it vvas a diſmal and calamitous thing for a tradeſman to break: vvhen it befell a family, it put all into confuſion and diſtraction; […]
Synonyms for calamitous
Depending on context, synonyms include apocalyptic, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, deadly, debacular.
Antonyms for calamitous
Common opposites include uncalamitous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disastrous, unfortunate, black, fateful, fatal, devastating.
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