calamitousadj.

/kəˈlamɪtəs/

Etymology: < French calamiteux, -eus (16th cent. in Littré) < Latin calamitōsus , contraction of calamitātōsus , adjective, < calamitāt-em calamity n. (The contracted termination has supplied an analogy for several similar formations in French and English: see -itous suffix, -ous suffix.)

1. Fraught with or causing calamity; disastrous, distressful; full of distress, affliction, or misery.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > calamitous or disastrous

unholda1350

blacka1387

unhappyc1386

mischievousc1390

mischieffula1400

tragicalc1525

tragic1533

calamitous1545

mistempered1570

disadventurous1590

ominous1594

dismal1599

disastrous1601

ill-starredc1704

disventurousa1739

catastrophal1842

the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective] > of conditions or events

wretch1131

wretchedc1200

feeble1297

wrackfulc1311

woefula1393

miserousc1475

miserable?a1513

discomfortablea1535

calamitous1545

tristsum1567

woe1572

untoward1632

1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (vii.) f. 122 Here is to be noted a nother heuey thretening which precheth the calamitouse affliccions of y^e chirche.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 13 That calamitous error of the Jewes, misapprehending the Prophesies of their Messias.

1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vii. 83 In former times it was a dismal and calamitous thing for a tradesman to break.

1790 Coll. Voy. round World VI. xv. 1984 The late calamitous accident.

1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. 189 Contests, in which victory would be unprofitable, defeat calamitous.

†2. Of persons: Involved in calamity, distress, or affliction; distressed, unfortunate, miserable. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective]

armlyeOE

un-i-selieOE

unledeeOE

unseelyOE

armOE

wretcha1122

unselea1200

wretcheda1200

wretchlyc1200

misease?c1225

wanlichec1275

miseasyc1300

wansomea1325

simplec1330

wretchfula1382

wretchedful1382

caitiff1393

loddera1400

desolate14..

disconsolatea1425

meschant?1473

miserousc1475

miser1542

unvisited1548

tribulate1575

happiless1582

uncomforted1583

blisslessa1586

uncomfortless1598

miserablea1616

thrallfula1618

calamitous1668

tribulated1682

donsie?1719

unsolaced1796

mis1939

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > suffering misfortune > suffering calamity

calamitous1668

1668 Act Prevent. & Suppress. Fires in Lond. 2 Fire..rendring very many of the Inhabitants calamitous.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 313 The Tears and Prayers of calamitous Persons.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 190. ⁋6 Thou hast seen me happy and calamitous.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	calamitous
释义	calamitousadj. /kəˈlamɪtəs/ Etymology: < French calamiteux, -eus (16th cent. in Littré) < Latin calamitōsus , contraction of calamitātōsus , adjective, < calamitāt-em calamity n. (The contracted termination has supplied an analogy for several similar formations in French and English: see -itous suffix, -ous suffix.) 1. Fraught with or causing calamity; disastrous, distressful; full of distress, affliction, or misery. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > calamitous or disastrous unholda1350 blacka1387 unhappyc1386 mischievousc1390 mischieffula1400 tragicalc1525 tragic1533 calamitous1545 mistempered1570 disadventurous1590 ominous1594 dismal1599 disastrous1601 ill-starredc1704 disventurousa1739 catastrophal1842 the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective] > of conditions or events wretch1131 wretchedc1200 feeble1297 wrackfulc1311 woefula1393 miserousc1475 miserable?a1513 discomfortablea1535 calamitous1545 tristsum1567 woe1572 untoward1632 1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (vii.) f. 122 Here is to be noted a nother heuey thretening which precheth the calamitouse affliccions of y^e chirche. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 13 That calamitous error of the Jewes, misapprehending the Prophesies of their Messias. View more context for this quotation 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vii. 83 In former times it was a dismal and calamitous thing for a tradesman to break. 1790 Coll. Voy. round World VI. xv. 1984 The late calamitous accident. 1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. 189 Contests, in which victory would be unprofitable, defeat calamitous. †2. Of persons: Involved in calamity, distress, or affliction; distressed, unfortunate, miserable. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective] armlyeOE un-i-selieOE unledeeOE unseelyOE armOE wretcha1122 unselea1200 wretcheda1200 wretchlyc1200 misease?c1225 wanlichec1275 miseasyc1300 wansomea1325 simplec1330 wretchfula1382 wretchedful1382 caitiff1393 loddera1400 desolate14.. disconsolatea1425 meschant?1473 miserousc1475 miser1542 unvisited1548 tribulate1575 happiless1582 uncomforted1583 blisslessa1586 uncomfortless1598 miserablea1616 thrallfula1618 calamitous1668 tribulated1682 donsie?1719 unsolaced1796 mis1939 the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > suffering misfortune > suffering calamity calamitous1668 1668 Act Prevent. & Suppress. Fires in Lond. 2 Fire..rendring very many of the Inhabitants calamitous. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 313 The Tears and Prayers of calamitous Persons. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 190. ⁋6 Thou hast seen me happy and calamitous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1545
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