calamitōsē

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    Calamitose, pen. prod. Aduerbium. Cic. Vt turpiter potius quam calamitose. Aimer plus cher estre meschant que belistre, Calamiteusement, Chetivement.

calamitōsē, Adv. (calamitosus), dem Unglück ausgesetzt, turpiter magis quam calamitose vivere, Cic. de off. 3, 105.

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călămĭtōsus, a, um, adj. [calamitas].

Act., that causes great damage or loss, ruinous, destructive.

Lit.:

uti (regio) bonum caelum habeat, ne calamitosum sit,

Cato, R. R. 1, 2:

per omnes partes provinciae te tamquam aliquam calamitosam tempestatem pestemque pervasisse,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 38, § 96; cf.

calamitas, I.: tempestas,

Dig. 19, 2, 15, § 2.—

Trop., destructive, disastrous, ruinous, pernicious, calamitous:

acer bissimum et calamitosissimum bellum,

Cic. Phil. 11, 13, 34:

hoc enim ipsum, utile putare quod turpe sit, calamitosum est,

id. Off. 3, 12, 49:

exitus hujus calamitosissimi belli,

id. Fam. 6, 21, 1:

fuga patriae calamitosa,

id. Div. 1, 28, 59:

plebi incendium,

Sall. C. 48, 2: victoriae funestae populo Romano et calamitosae, *Suet. Calig. 23:

quid hac clade tristius? quid calamitosius?

Flor. 3, 18, 15.—

Pass., suffering great damage, exposed to injury, unfortunate, miserable, unhappy.

Lit.:

loca,

Cato, R. R. 35, 1; 1, 2:

agri vectigal,

Cic. Agr. 2, 29, 80:

hordeum,

Plin. 18, 7, 18, § 79.—

Trop.:

calamitosum dicitur malis et calamitatibus praegravatum,

Non. p. 33, 26:

homines miseri et fortunā magis quam culpā calamitosi,

Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 3; so id. Tusc. 4, 38, 82:

calamitosum est bonis everti, calamitosius cum dedecore,

id. Quint. 31, 95: id. Div. in Caecil. 21, 70:

otium,

id. Fin. 5, 19, 54:

res misera et calamitosa,

id. Rosc. Am. 28, 77:

calamitosissimus omnium Regulus,

Sen. Ep. 71, 17.—

* Adv.: călămĭtōsē, unfortunately, Cic. Off. 3, 29, 105.