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1. (adj.) ruinous
bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous:
a ruinous war.
2. ruinous
fallen into ruin; dilapidated.
3. ruinous
extremely expensive.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME ruynouse < L ruīnōsus=ruīn(a)ruin+-ōsus -ous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) catastrophic, ruinous
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
"a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action"
2. (adj) blasting, ruinous
causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
"the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ruinous
causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project
2. (adj) ruinous
characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state
3. (adj) ruinous
composed of, or consisting in, ruins
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