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calamitous
adjective as in disastrous; tragic
Example Sentences
Their problems on the square continued with the calamitous run out of Gill, who at times in the series has seemed immovable.
“This is one of the most calamitous and devastating bills of our lifetime.”
But behind a sharp war of words lie urgent calculations to avoid calamitous miscalculation.
"It was a range of calamitous events, one after the other," he said.
His calamitous live TV debate performance last June prompted further questions, as Biden stumbled over his words, lost his thread mid-sentence and boasted, somewhat bafflingly, that "We finally beat Medicare!"
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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