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Grievous vs Calamitous - What's the difference?

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Grievous is a related term of calamitous.


As adjectives the difference between grievous and calamitous

is that grievous is causing grief, pain or sorrow while calamitous is concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.

grievous

English

Alternative forms

* greuous (obsolete) * grievious (less common outside dialects)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
  • * 1883 ,
  • As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
  • Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    calamitous

    English

    Adjective

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

    * destructive * fatal