calamitous
adjective
ca·lam·i·tous
kə-ˈla-mə-təs 
: being, causing, or accompanied by calamity
calamitous events
a calamitous earthquake
calamitously
adverb
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Examples of calamitous in a Sentence
the calamitous state of the nation's economy
a calamitous decision to sell their products online exclusively ruined the business
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This has never happened, and could be calamitous in a time of Trumpism.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Threat level: The storm, now a high-end Category 4, is on course for a calamitous encounter with the 17th-biggest metro area in the U.S.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
This has never happened, and could be calamitous in a time of Trumpism.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
The end result has been calamitous for the company’s bottom line.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for calamitous
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“Calamitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calamitous. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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calamitous
adjective
ca·lam·i·tous
kə-ˈlam-ət-əs
: causing or accompanied by calamity
calamitous events
calamitously
adverb
calamitousness
noun
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