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Calamitous vs Searing - What's the difference?

calamitous | searing | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between calamitous and searing

is that calamitous is concerning or involving calamity, disastrous while searing is very hot; blistering or boiling.

As a noun searing is

action of the verb to sear

As a verb searing is

present participle of lang=en.

calamitous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
  • :The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone.

    • Synonyms

    * destructive * fatal

    searing

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • very hot; blistering or boiling
  • (of a pain) having a sensation of intense sudden heat

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to sear
  • *
    • he was raw with the searings of the fire
  • * 1970 , Ebony (volume 25, number 10, August 1970, page 156)
    • It was the time of new searings of black identity deep within the psyche of the black community.
  • cooking food quickly at high temperature

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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