"calamitous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kəˈlæmɪtəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calamitous.wav Forms: more calamitous [comparative], most calamitous [superlative]
Etymology: From French calamiteux. English calamity + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|calamiteux}} French calamiteux, {{suf|en|calamity|ous}} calamity + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} calamitous (comparative more calamitous, superlative most calamitous)
  1. Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous. Synonyms: destructive, fatal, disastrous Derived forms: calamitousness, uncalamitous Related terms: calamity, calamitously Translations (concerning or involving calamity, disastrous): гибелен (gibelen) (Bulgarian), пагубен (paguben) (Bulgarian), свързан с бедствие (svǎrzan s bedstvie) (Bulgarian), calamitós (Catalan), tuhoisa (Finnish), katastrofaalinen (Finnish), calamiteux (French), calamitoso (Galician), დამღუპველი (damɣuṗveli) (Georgian), დამაქცევარი (damakcevari) (Georgian), calamitoso (Italian), calamitōsus (Latin), calamitoso (Portuguese), губительный (gubitelʹnyj) (Russian), calamitoso (Spanish)
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      "sense": "concerning or involving calamity, disastrous",
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      "sense": "concerning or involving calamity, disastrous",
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