The difference between Calamitous and Destructive
When used as adjectives, calamitous means concerning or involving calamity, disastrous, whereas destructive means causing destruction.
check bellow for the other definitions of Calamitous and Destructive
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Calamitous as an adjective:
Concerning or involving calamity, disastrous.
Examples:
"The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone."
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Destructive as an adjective:
Causing destruction; damaging.
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Destructive as an adjective:
Causing breakdown or disassembly.
Examples:
"Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy."
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Destructive as an adjective (computing):
Lossy; causing irreversible change.
Examples:
"Blurring an image is a destructive operation, but rotating an image is not."