Severe vs Calamitous - What's the difference?
severe | calamitous | Related terms |
Very bad or intense.
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Strict or harsh.
Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
:The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone.
Severe is a related term of calamitous.
As adjectives the difference between severe and calamitous
is that severe is severe, harsh while calamitous is concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.severe
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(er)citation, passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}