calamitous /kəˈlæmɪtəs/ adjective2 •Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone. •(no longer used) Of a person: involved in a calamity; hence, distressed, miserable.Thou hast seen me happy and calamitous, thou hast beheld my exaltation and my fall. — 1752 formsmore calamitous · most calamitous