calamitous

From French calamiteux. English calamity +‎ -ous.

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlæmɪtəs/

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calamitous (comparative more calamitous, superlative most calamitous)

1. Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.

   Synonyms: destructive, fatal; see also Thesaurus:disastrous

   The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone.

   • 2017 October 14, Tom Phillips, “Chairman Xi crushes dissent but poor believe he’s making China great”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     For critics, foremost among them liberal intellectuals and human rights activists, Xi’s first term has proved calamitous.

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