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causing or involving calamity; disastrous: a calamitous defeat.
Related forms
ca·lam·i·tous·ly, adverb
ca·lam·i·tous·ness, noun
un·ca·lam·i·tous, adjective
un·ca·lam·i·tous·ly, adverb
Synonyms
catastrophic, ruinous, devastating.
catastrophic, ruinous, devastating.
Antonyms
beneficial, advantageous.
beneficial, advantageous.
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calamitous
1540s, from Fr. calamiteux (16c.), from L. calamitosus "causing loss, destructive," from calamitas (see calamity).
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