calamitous
adjective
ca·lam·i·tous
kə-ˈla-mə-təs 
: being, causing, or accompanied by calamity
calamitous events
a calamitous earthquake
calamitously
adverb
Examples of calamitous in a Sentence
the calamitous state of the nation's economy
a calamitous decision to sell their products online exclusively ruined the business
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
All our key characters are inching toward catastrophe, whether that’s ending up dead in the water or causing their own calamitous downfall.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2025
Brazil’s record goalscorer has recently returned to his boyhood club, Santos, after a fairly calamitous spell in Saudi Arabia.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The titular terrain is racked with its own calamitous past, one that haunts its residents.
—Marie-Helene Bertino, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for calamitous
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“Calamitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calamitous. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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calamitous
adjective
ca·lam·i·tous
kə-ˈlam-ət-əs
: causing or accompanied by calamity
calamitous events
calamitously
adverb
calamitousness
noun
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