Is there such a word as calamitous?
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Is there such a word as calamitous?
causing or involving calamity; disastrous: a calamitous defeat.
What is calamitous situation?
If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
How do you use calamitous in a sentence?
The bank went bust, with calamitous consequences for global markets. The team suffered a calamitous defeat yesterday. World oil markets over the years have weathered calamitous events. She was riding to the hospital on a bicycle and suffered a calamitous accident along the way.
What does murk mean?
Definition of murk : gloom, darkness also : fog.
What does calamitous mean in the Bible?
causing, involving, or resulting in a calamity; disastrous.
What is the root word calamitous?
calamitous (adj.) “marked by great misfortune,” 1540s, from French calamiteux (16c.), from Latin calamitosus “causing loss, destructive; liable to damage or disaster,” from calamitas (see calamity).
Is unilluminated a word?
adjective. Not illuminated. ‘The tone is light, but not Shakespeare-lite: no compromise is made on the speaking of the verse; the application of modern directorial techniques maximises the potential in every word and no utterance is left unilluminated.
What is a calamitous person?
(kəlæmɪtəs ) adjective. If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious. [formal]
What does MURC mean?
MURC
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| MURC | Measurable Undesirable Respiratory Contaminant |
| MURC | Management Utilization Resource Committee (NASA) |
| MURC | Manpower Utilization Review Committee |
| MURC | Mitsubishi UFJ (United Financial of Japan) Research and Consulting Co., Ltd. (est. 1985) |
What is a Merc?
a person hired to fight for a foreign army; a mercenary.
What does adverse mean in the Bible?
in hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one’s wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse circumstances, things adverse.
What does being an intellectual mean?
a person who places a high value on or pursues things of interest to the intellect or the more complex forms and fields of knowledge, as aesthetic or philosophical matters, especially on an abstract and general level. an extremely rational person; a person who relies on intellect rather than on emotions or feelings.
What is the meaning of venerability?
1a : calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments a venerable jazz musician broadly : conveying an impression of aged goodness and benevolence encouraged by the venerable doctor’s head-nodding.
What does Unillumined mean?
Definition of unilluminated 1 : deficient in mental or spiritual enlightenment. 2 : not lighted : lightless, dark the unilluminated side of Mars— R. S. Richardson.
What was the meaning of auspicious?
auspicious • \aw-SPISH-us\ • adjective. 1 : showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious 2 : attended by good fortune : prosperous.
What is an auspicious occasion?
A celebratory or momentous event, situation, or circumstance. (Note that the meaning of auspicious here is slightly altered from its standard definition of favorable or timely.) We would like to invite you to the auspicious occasion of the marriage of our son, Luke, to his bride-to-be, Sophia.
What is Merc?
Is Merc a word?
Yes, merc is in the scrabble dictionary.
