Definition of calamitous in English:

calamitous

adjective kəˈlamɪtəskəˈlæmədəs

Involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous.
such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘No one can fathom the calamitous consequences if the crisis ignites a war,’ they said.
- The area has entered an anxious era of landslides since the calamitous landslides of 1978.
- If he hadn't made such a fuss about acceptable standards of behaviour, his fall from grace might not have been so swift and calamitous.
- And there was the calamitous underestimation of the fighting power and resolution of the soldiers.
- Some changes can be improvement, but in cities redolent with history they are often calamitous.
- Nasa received data from the Spirit rover yesterday for the first time in two days, ending fears that the Mars mission may have come to a calamitous halt.
- And so it goes: human presence leads then to a calamitous drop-off in the population of caribou.
- In sundry sports, and not least in rugby, there are calamitous defeats in which even the best players go down with the ship.
- After a calamitous decline in the value two years ago, it's now more stable.
- Before Christmas, workman burst a water main in the street with a mechanical digger causing calamitous flooding.
- The bloodshed there, and in Romeo and Juliet could be called calamitous, but it was not tragically pitiable.
- If there is to be a winner, it could be the result of a calamitous error or disastrous lack of discipline.
- Today, opinion is divided on whether the new course is better or worse - but everyone agrees the disruption has been calamitous and unnecessary.
- Is there some sort of 6th sense that tells people what is a ‘normal’ disaster and what is unusual and calamitous danger?
- Closing your eyes to all the other possibilities always is dangerous - and potentially calamitous.
- But even his allies admit he committed a series of calamitous mistakes which meant the Home Secretary had to go.
- There followed an utterly calamitous war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives on each side and bankrupted both countries.
- It is still a tale of thwarted hopes and suppressed unhappiness, but the misery she reveals is calamitous only in its traumatic effects on one family.
- The obliging stylist agreed to re-do her calamitous colouring, despite fears that her hair could be damaged by too much colour so soon after the disaster.
- While calamitous, fires do and can have a positive outcome.
Synonyms
disastrous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, dire, tragic, fatal, ruinous, crippling, awful, dreadful, terrible, woeful, grievous
literary direful

Derivatives

calamitously

adverb

It is intended to re-occupy the territory so calamitously vacated by that particular political party of late.
Example sentencesExamples
- When we meet earlier in the day at his office close to Harley Street, he apologises at least six times for wearing something so calamitously uncool as a pinstripe suit.
- They are propaganda in which the media has played the most calamitously bad role in its history, egging the people on to war.
- Now, calamitously, your mother is likely to be so insecure and desperate that she wants to be your best friend.
- The television network was forced, calamitously, to admit that the memos at the heart of the story were probably forged.
- The prime minister has most calamitously deceived himself.
- It was the one place in all the world where our calamitously scattered and tormented family could be together, in a cobbled and more or less cheerful mosaic.
- When these expectations collapse, the bubble bursts, and the price falls calamitously for those still holding the asset.
- It's inspired by horror movies in which the insect population is calamitously augmented in size and belligerence by nuclear testing.
- People have suddenly and calamitously, for the stores concerned, stopped shopping.
- If Carey has done something so calamitously wrong that this severe a punishment is handed out then damn him.
- Your football club has arch-rivals and you will be looking out for in the hope that they'll lose calamitously.

Definition of calamitous in US English:

calamitous

adjectivekəˈlæmədəskəˈlamədəs

Involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous.
such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods
Example sentencesExamples
- It is still a tale of thwarted hopes and suppressed unhappiness, but the misery she reveals is calamitous only in its traumatic effects on one family.
- If there is to be a winner, it could be the result of a calamitous error or disastrous lack of discipline.
- The bloodshed there, and in Romeo and Juliet could be called calamitous, but it was not tragically pitiable.
- Some changes can be improvement, but in cities redolent with history they are often calamitous.
- Nasa received data from the Spirit rover yesterday for the first time in two days, ending fears that the Mars mission may have come to a calamitous halt.
- Is there some sort of 6th sense that tells people what is a ‘normal’ disaster and what is unusual and calamitous danger?
- But even his allies admit he committed a series of calamitous mistakes which meant the Home Secretary had to go.
- Today, opinion is divided on whether the new course is better or worse - but everyone agrees the disruption has been calamitous and unnecessary.
- The area has entered an anxious era of landslides since the calamitous landslides of 1978.
- And so it goes: human presence leads then to a calamitous drop-off in the population of caribou.
- ‘No one can fathom the calamitous consequences if the crisis ignites a war,’ they said.
- If he hadn't made such a fuss about acceptable standards of behaviour, his fall from grace might not have been so swift and calamitous.
- There followed an utterly calamitous war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives on each side and bankrupted both countries.
- Before Christmas, workman burst a water main in the street with a mechanical digger causing calamitous flooding.
- Closing your eyes to all the other possibilities always is dangerous - and potentially calamitous.
- While calamitous, fires do and can have a positive outcome.
- After a calamitous decline in the value two years ago, it's now more stable.
- The obliging stylist agreed to re-do her calamitous colouring, despite fears that her hair could be damaged by too much colour so soon after the disaster.
- And there was the calamitous underestimation of the fighting power and resolution of the soldiers.
- In sundry sports, and not least in rugby, there are calamitous defeats in which even the best players go down with the ship.
Synonyms
disastrous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, dire, tragic, fatal, ruinous, crippling, awful, dreadful, terrible, woeful, grievous

词汇	calamitous
释义	Definition of calamitous in English: calamitous adjective kəˈlamɪtəskəˈlæmədəs Involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous. such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods Example sentencesExamples ‘No one can fathom the calamitous consequences if the crisis ignites a war,’ they said. The area has entered an anxious era of landslides since the calamitous landslides of 1978. If he hadn't made such a fuss about acceptable standards of behaviour, his fall from grace might not have been so swift and calamitous. And there was the calamitous underestimation of the fighting power and resolution of the soldiers. Some changes can be improvement, but in cities redolent with history they are often calamitous. Nasa received data from the Spirit rover yesterday for the first time in two days, ending fears that the Mars mission may have come to a calamitous halt. And so it goes: human presence leads then to a calamitous drop-off in the population of caribou. In sundry sports, and not least in rugby, there are calamitous defeats in which even the best players go down with the ship. After a calamitous decline in the value two years ago, it's now more stable. Before Christmas, workman burst a water main in the street with a mechanical digger causing calamitous flooding. The bloodshed there, and in Romeo and Juliet could be called calamitous, but it was not tragically pitiable. If there is to be a winner, it could be the result of a calamitous error or disastrous lack of discipline. Today, opinion is divided on whether the new course is better or worse - but everyone agrees the disruption has been calamitous and unnecessary. Is there some sort of 6th sense that tells people what is a ‘normal’ disaster and what is unusual and calamitous danger? Closing your eyes to all the other possibilities always is dangerous - and potentially calamitous. But even his allies admit he committed a series of calamitous mistakes which meant the Home Secretary had to go. There followed an utterly calamitous war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives on each side and bankrupted both countries. It is still a tale of thwarted hopes and suppressed unhappiness, but the misery she reveals is calamitous only in its traumatic effects on one family. The obliging stylist agreed to re-do her calamitous colouring, despite fears that her hair could be damaged by too much colour so soon after the disaster. While calamitous, fires do and can have a positive outcome. Synonyms disastrous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, dire, tragic, fatal, ruinous, crippling, awful, dreadful, terrible, woeful, grievous literary direful Derivatives calamitously adverb It is intended to re-occupy the territory so calamitously vacated by that particular political party of late. Example sentencesExamples When we meet earlier in the day at his office close to Harley Street, he apologises at least six times for wearing something so calamitously uncool as a pinstripe suit. They are propaganda in which the media has played the most calamitously bad role in its history, egging the people on to war. Now, calamitously, your mother is likely to be so insecure and desperate that she wants to be your best friend. The television network was forced, calamitously, to admit that the memos at the heart of the story were probably forged. The prime minister has most calamitously deceived himself. It was the one place in all the world where our calamitously scattered and tormented family could be together, in a cobbled and more or less cheerful mosaic. When these expectations collapse, the bubble bursts, and the price falls calamitously for those still holding the asset. It's inspired by horror movies in which the insect population is calamitously augmented in size and belligerence by nuclear testing. People have suddenly and calamitously, for the stores concerned, stopped shopping. If Carey has done something so calamitously wrong that this severe a punishment is handed out then damn him. Your football club has arch-rivals and you will be looking out for in the hope that they'll lose calamitously. Definition of calamitous in US English: calamitous adjectivekəˈlæmədəskəˈlamədəs Involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous. such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods Example sentencesExamples It is still a tale of thwarted hopes and suppressed unhappiness, but the misery she reveals is calamitous only in its traumatic effects on one family. If there is to be a winner, it could be the result of a calamitous error or disastrous lack of discipline. The bloodshed there, and in Romeo and Juliet could be called calamitous, but it was not tragically pitiable. Some changes can be improvement, but in cities redolent with history they are often calamitous. Nasa received data from the Spirit rover yesterday for the first time in two days, ending fears that the Mars mission may have come to a calamitous halt. Is there some sort of 6th sense that tells people what is a ‘normal’ disaster and what is unusual and calamitous danger? But even his allies admit he committed a series of calamitous mistakes which meant the Home Secretary had to go. Today, opinion is divided on whether the new course is better or worse - but everyone agrees the disruption has been calamitous and unnecessary. The area has entered an anxious era of landslides since the calamitous landslides of 1978. And so it goes: human presence leads then to a calamitous drop-off in the population of caribou. ‘No one can fathom the calamitous consequences if the crisis ignites a war,’ they said. If he hadn't made such a fuss about acceptable standards of behaviour, his fall from grace might not have been so swift and calamitous. There followed an utterly calamitous war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives on each side and bankrupted both countries. Before Christmas, workman burst a water main in the street with a mechanical digger causing calamitous flooding. Closing your eyes to all the other possibilities always is dangerous - and potentially calamitous. While calamitous, fires do and can have a positive outcome. After a calamitous decline in the value two years ago, it's now more stable. The obliging stylist agreed to re-do her calamitous colouring, despite fears that her hair could be damaged by too much colour so soon after the disaster. And there was the calamitous underestimation of the fighting power and resolution of the soldiers. In sundry sports, and not least in rugby, there are calamitous defeats in which even the best players go down with the ship. Synonyms disastrous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, dire, tragic, fatal, ruinous, crippling, awful, dreadful, terrible, woeful, grievous
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