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calamitous [Brit kəˈlamɪtəs, Am kəˈlæmədəs] ADJ

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calamitous

catastrophique, désastreux/-euse

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calamiteux (calamiteuse)

disastrous, calamitous

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Meanwhile, however, almost unnoticed, the events of the calamitous days, filled with excitement and cheerfulness, turn the boy into a truly adult man. en.wikipedia.org

A dragon has swallowed the moonlight, threatening calamitous consequences. en.wikipedia.org

Similarly, many unlucky merchants set up in settlements which disappeared, or which succumbed to one of the calamitous fires that swept the towns that sprang up. en.wikipedia.org

Other pictures are similarly calamitous. en.wikipedia.org

There was a calamitous start. en.wikipedia.org

However, this season proved even more calamitous as they finished 115, which is the worst record in franchise history. en.wikipedia.org

Oh, the miserable and calamitous spectacle! en.wikipedia.org

Both works belong to a reconstruction following a calamitous earthquake in 178. en.wikipedia.org

But the same exponential power, so advantageous to patient investors, may be potentially calamitous when applied to human population. en.wikipedia.org

Due to his reputation, many people asked for their fortunes to be told but everyone got the same prediction - a calamitous fire on the fifteenth lunar day. en.wikipedia.org

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