- 1. a. Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable. Source: opted
- 2. a. Producing, or attended with distress and misery; making wretched; wretched; unhappy. Source: opted
- 3. adj. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable. [Obs.] Ten thousands of calamitous persons. South. 2. Producing, or attended with distress and misery; making wretched; wretched; unhappy. "This sad and calamitous condition." South. "A calamitous prison" Milton. Syn. -- Miserable; deplorable; distressful; afflictive; grievous; baleful; disastrous; adverse; unhappy; severe; sad; unfortunate. -- Ca*lam"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Ca*lam"i*tous*ness, n. Source: webster
- 5. j:100 s (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin Source: ecdict
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