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Meanings of calamitous in English

(Of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.

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Usage of calamitous in English
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However, the plant already had a somewhat calamitous history-in1982, Reactor No.
100 Places You Will Never Visit
2
However, corruption within the utility has manifested itself in many calamitous forms.
The South African
3
But the long years of European equivocation and denial have proved calamitous.
The Guardian
4
The chances of a calamitous outcome, with poisonous long-term results, are high.
The Irish Times
5
The loss of Fabianski, who returned in goal against Leicester, proved calamitous.
The Guardian
6
She knows the latter will be calamitous and will oppose it sincerely.
The Guardian
7
He fell a victim to the calamitous event which occurred in Campania.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 14: Lives of the Poets
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Such calamitous predictions are natural, but they are none the less absurd.
The Promise of American Life
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In part because of an abject, calamitous opening day defeat to Burnley.
News.com.au
10
Is it a matter of election or something more calamitous or dramatic?
The new yorker
11
There was a basic calamitous breakdown in the fabric of our system.
The Irish Times
12
The picture given us of their sufferings is truly calamitous and deplorable.
American Prisoners of the Revolution
13
Through its whiskers the calamitous object chattered effervescently and waved its hands.
The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million
14
Unless they are promptly suppressed the trouble may assume really calamitous proportions.
Korea's Fight for Freedom
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He opened a tavern, which proved more calamitous than the former undertaking.
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and C...
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Besides, the incorporation of Finland took place at a calamitous juncture-forRussia.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 / The Recent Da...
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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