calamitous
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- calamitous (adj.)
- 1540s, from French calamiteux (16c.), from Latin calamitosus "causing loss, destructive," from calamitas (see calamity). Related: Calamitously; calamitousness.
Example
- 1. Meanwhile , noel and his brother have a rather calamitous one .
- 2. They feared the calamitous consequences of yet another war .
- 3. That would be a calamitous outcome of european monetary integration .
- 4. The impact of the melting arctic may have a calamitous effect on the planet .
- 5. These strengths have helped mexico to rebound smartly from its calamitous slump .