calamitous

adjective ca·lam·i·tous \ kə-ˈla-mə-təs \

|Updated on: 9 Jul 2018

Examples: calamitous in a Sentence

Definition of calamitous

: being, causing, or accompanied by calamity

calamitous events

a calamitous earthquake

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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

Recent Examples of calamitous from the Web

By that point, Kemp was more calamitous contract than viable player—a walking $43 million expenditure whose salary was scattered across the ledgers of the Dodgers, Padres and Braves.

— jon tayler, SI.com, "Matt Kemp Shed Weight, Ego and Injury to Thrive for the Club He Never Wanted to Leave," 4 July 2018
Joe didn't know about the calamitous crack between the windshield and the hood until a seam in the sky split open in the Cuyamaca Mountains between San Diego and Yuma and sheets of rainwater gushed into the car and soaked our feet.

— lauren oster, Redbook, "A Spontaneous Road Trip With My Husband Changed My Life," 26 June 2018
Since then, calamitous injury, glorious debuts and several key comings and goings have roiled the rosters of both playoff contenders, leaving, well, plenty of oddities heading into the mini-game at Nationals Park.

— gabe lacques, USA TODAY, "Yankees-Nationals: Juan Soto rips go-ahead homer in game he started in minor leagues," 18 June 2018
However, the sheer size of the country’s population means even a slight increase in radicalized individuals could have calamitous consequences.

— joseph hincks, Time, "Indonesia Suffers Its Worst Terrorist Attack in a Decade. Here's What to Know About the Latest Wave of Violence," 14 May 2018
Massimiliano Allegri's side will be hoping to forget the calamitous second half display against Spurs, as all their focus now will be on closing the gap on Serie A leaders Napoli.

— SI.com, "Torino vs Juventus Preview: Classic Encounter, Team News, Prediction & More," 17 Feb. 2018
The bathroom stalls, meanwhile, where Gigi Hadid and Lily Aldridge are seen freshening up, were so realistic that between takes one of the extras used one of the prop toilets, with predictably calamitous results.

— hamish bowles, Vogue, "The Met Goes Meta: How Hamish Bowles Created the Costume Institute Exhibition in Ocean’s 8," 7 June 2018
This was Year 2 of 3 in what turned out to be, from a roster-building standpoint, the calamitous Chip Kelly Era.

— andy benoit, SI.com, "True NFL Draft Grades: 2014 Draft, Four Years Later," 8 May 2018
Drones are already used by fire brigades; some helped to survey for damage at Grenfell Tower after the calamitous fire last year.

— The Economist, "The apps that put public services in citizens’ pockets," 22 Mar. 2018

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