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calamitous

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ca⋅lam⋅i⋅tous

  [kuh-lam-i-tuhs]
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–adjective
causing or involving calamity; disastrous: a calamitous defeat.
Origin:
1535–45; calamit(y) + -ous

Related forms:
ca⋅lam⋅i⋅tous⋅ly, adverb
ca⋅lam⋅i⋅tous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
catastrophic, ruinous, devastating.

Antonyms:
beneficial, advantageous.
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ca·lam·i·tous   (kə-lām'ĭ-təs)   
adj.  Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.
ca·lam'i·tous·ly adv., ca·lam'i·tous·ness n.
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