Some examples and use cases from the internet:

Some examples and use cases from the internet:

• one, the ...
• The main battle on January 8 was a calamitous defeat for the British and a lopsided victory for the Americans. Though outnumbered more than two
• Jul 13, 2014 ... This was a calamitous defeat, and signaled a reversal of the Ottoman Empire's fortunes. There were further defeats, culminating in the complete ...
• It was a calamitous defeat for Labour, and few saw it coming. Throughout the election campaign, the opinion polls stubbornly refused to move, suggesting the  ...
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• Nov 19, 2001 ... A contemporary Turkish historian, Silihdar Mehmet Aga, described the disaster with commendable frankness: “This was a calamitous defeat, ...

• 45; calamit( y) +
• 1545. 1535
• the stock market crashed on Black Friday / a calamitous defeat / the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign / such doctrines, if true, would be ...
• adj (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. “a calamitous defeat”. Synonyms: black, disastrous, fatal, fateful · unfortunate.
• a calamitous defeat. Origin of calamitous. Expand. 1535
• ... bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, ...
• ous. Related forms. Expand. calamitously, adverb. calamitousness, noun.