Plaintive is a related term of calamitous.
As adjectives the difference between plaintive and calamitous
is that plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic while calamitous is concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
plaintive
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
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Related terms
* plaint
* plaintiff
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calamitous
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
:The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone.
Synonyms
* destructive
* fatal