calamitous

English

Etymology

From French calamiteux. English calamity + -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈlæmɪtəs/
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Adjective

calamitous (comparative more calamitous, superlative most calamitous)

  1. Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
    The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone.
    • 2017 October 14, Tom Phillips, “Chairman Xi crushes dissent but poor believe he’s making China great”, in The Guardian:
      For critics, foremost among them liberal intellectuals and human rights activists, Xi’s first term has proved calamitous.

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