calamitous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French calamiteux. English calamity + -ous.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
calamitous (comparative more calamitous, superlative most calamitous)
- 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[1]:
- For critics, foremost among them liberal intellectuals and human rights activists, Xi’s first term has proved calamitous.
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Translations[edit]
concerning or involving calamity, disastrous
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