01 a. Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable.
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1.
Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable.[Obs.]“Ten thousands of calamitous persons.” — South.
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2.
Producing, or attended with distress and misery; making wretched; wretched; unhappy.
Syn.
Miserable; deplorable; distressful; afflictive; wretched; grievous; baleful; disastrous; adverse; unhappy; severe; sad; unfortunate.