calamitous

ca·lam·i·tous

C0024500 (kə-lăm′ĭ-təs)adj. Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.

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ca·lam′i·tous·ly adv.ca·lam′i·tous·ness n.

calamitous

(kəˈlæmɪtəs) adjcausing, involving, or resulting in a calamity; disastrous caˈlamitously adv caˈlamitousness n

ca•lam•i•tous

(kəˈlæm ɪ təs)

adj. causing or involving calamity; disastrous. [1535–45] ca•lam′i•tous•ly, adv. ca•lam′i•tous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

calamitous - (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error"disastrous, fatal, fateful, blackunfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

calamitous

adjective disastrous, terrible, devastating, tragic, fatal, deadly, dreadful, dire, catastrophic, woeful, ruinous, cataclysmic a calamitous air crash
good, helpful, fortunate, beneficial, favourable, advantageous, win-win

calamitous

adjectiveCausing ruin or destruction:cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, destructive, disastrous, fatal, fateful, ruinous.

Translations

灾难的

calamity

(kəˈlӕməti) – plural caˈlamities – noun a great misfortune. It will be a calamity if he fails his exam. 災難，極大的不幸 灾难，不幸之事 caˈlamitous adjective 災難的 灾难的