calamitously
gb/kˈæləmɪtˈɔsli/ us/kˈæləmɪtˈɔsli/
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adverb
formal
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property
1
in a disastrous way
In a very bad way, with a terrible result.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] goes/ends/fails calamitously
Greșeală frecventă:
Don’t confuse it with words about being calm; it relates to 'calamity' (disaster).
Sinonime
disastrously (The closest common synonym; emphasizes a disastrous result.)
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catastrophically (Often suggests an even larger-scale disaster.)
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ruinously (Highlights severe damage, especially financial or practical.)
Antonime
successfully (Opposite outcome: it works well rather than disastrously.)
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smoothly (Opposite manner: without serious problems.)
Colocații
go calamitously wrong
|fail calamitously
|end calamitously
|collapse calamitously
|miscalculate calamitously
|backfire calamitously
|go calamitously awry
|calamitously flawed
|calamitously mishandled
|calamitously inadequate
Teme
problems
|risk
|news
|failure
Exemple
- The launch failed calamitously, forcing the company to recall the product within days.
- Negotiations ended calamitously after a last-minute leak to the press.
- The bridge design was calamitously flawed and had to be abandoned.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The plan went calamitously wrong.
- The meeting ended calamitously.
adverb
formal
C2
quantity
2
to a disastrously great degree
Extremely, in a way that causes big problems.
Tipar de utilizare:
calamitously + [adjective/adverb] (e.g., calamitously wrong)
Greșeală frecventă:
It usually modifies negative adjectives (e.g., wrong, unprepared), not positive ones.
Sinonime
terribly (More common and less formal; can be weaker.)
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badly (Much more general and less intense.)
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severely (More neutral/technical; focuses on degree rather than drama.)
Antonime
slightly (Opposite degree: small rather than extreme.)
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remarkably (Often used positively; contrasts with strongly negative evaluation.)
Colocații
calamitously wrong
|calamitously unprepared
|calamitously short of
|calamitously low
|calamitously behind
|calamitously late
|calamitously misinformed
|calamitously underfunded
|calamitously understaffed
|calamitously optimistic
Teme
intensifiers
|problems
|evaluation
Exemple
- His figures were calamitously wrong, and the budget had to be rewritten.
- The hospital was calamitously short of nurses during the winter surge.
- We were calamitously unprepared for the sudden power outage.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The numbers were calamitously wrong.
- They were calamitously unprepared.
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Forma de dicționar
calamitously
IPA
GB/kˈæləmɪtˈɔsli/
US/kˈæləmɪtˈɔsli/
Silabe și accent
calam - it - ously (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (calam)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: calamitously
- Plural: calamitouslies
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
calamitouslies
noun
Core family
calamity
noun C1
calamitous
adjective C1
Expresii
calamitously short of
1/kˈæləmɪtˈɔsli ʃˈɔɹt əv/
fixed phrase
formal
lacking something badly
Not having enough of something, in a very serious way.
Exemple
- The clinic was calamitously short of basic supplies.
- By August, the project was calamitously short of funding.
- The department is calamitously short of experienced teachers.
calamitously unprepared
1/kˈæləmɪtˈɔsli ˌʌnpɹipˈɛɹd/
fixed phrase
formal
dangerously not ready
Not ready at all, in a way that can cause a disaster.
Exemple
- The agency was calamitously unprepared for the scale of the wildfire.
- We arrived calamitously unprepared for the cold and had to turn back.
- Many small firms were calamitously unprepared for the sudden rule changes.
calamitously wrong
1/kˈæləmɪtˈɔsli ɹˈɔŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
extremely and disastrously incorrect
Very, very wrong, with bad results.
Exemple
- The early forecasts were calamitously wrong, leaving cities unprepared.
- If your assumptions are calamitously wrong, the conclusion won’t hold.
- His diagnosis proved calamitously wrong and delayed treatment.
go calamitously wrong
1/ɡˈoʊ kˈæləmɪtˈɔsli ɹˈɔŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
turn into a disaster
To fail very badly.
Exemple
- If the timing is off, the whole operation can go calamitously wrong.
- Their attempt to fix the leak went calamitously wrong and flooded the basement.
- The trip went calamitously wrong after the passports were stolen.