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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the calamitous state of the nation's economy
a calamitous decision to sell their products online exclusively ruined the business
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Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Opening with the calamitous IPO of a green-energy startup managed by the series’ fictional banking giant, Pierpoint & Co., the season took a scalpel to the hypocrisy-prone phenomenon of socially conscious capitalism.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
Grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, two generations removed from the Nazis’ horrors, are stepping up to tell the stories of their grandparents, eager to show there are still lessons to learn from the calamitous but increasingly distant years of World War II.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
In voice messages sent late Thursday, Abu Safiya described calamitous conditions.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Calamitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calamitous. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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