Calamitously

/kəˈlæm.ɪ.təs.li/ adverb

Definition

In a calamitous manner; with terrible consequences or in a disastrous way.

Etymology

From 'calamitous' + '-ly' (adverb suffix). This creates the adverbial form describing how something happens in a calamitous way.

Kelly Says

When events unfold 'calamitously,' they don't just go wrong—they catastrophically spiral, and the word's sound itself (hard 'c's, falling syllables) almost mimics the feeling of disaster unfolding.

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