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Webster 1913 Edition
Calamitous
Ca-lam′i-tous
,Adj.
[L.
Calamitosus
; cf. F. calamiteux
.] 1.
Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable.
[Obs.]
Ten thousands of
– calamitous
persons. South.
Ca-lam′i-tous-ly
, adv.
Ca-lam′i-tous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Calamitous
CALAMITOUS
,Adj.
1.
Very miserable; involved in deep distress; oppressed with infelicity; wretched from misfortune; applied to men.2.
Producing distress and misery; making wretched; applied to external circumstances; as a calamitous event.3.
Full of misery; distressful; wretched; applied to state or condition.