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De - Pt| English Dictionary: calamitously | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Calamitous \Ca*lam"i*tous\, a. [L. Calamitosus; cf. F. calamiteux.] 1. Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable. [Obs.] Ten thousands of calamitous persons. --South. 2. Producing, or attended with distress and misery; making wretched; wretched; unhappy. [bd]This sad and calamitous condition.[b8] --South. [bd]A calamitous prison[b8] --Milton. Syn: Miserable; deplorable; distressful; afflictive; wretched; grievous; baleful; disastrous; adverse; unhappy; severe; sad; unfortunate. -- {Ca*lam"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {Ca*lam"i*tous*ness}, n. | |
