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Ruinous

Ruinous Meaning & Definition
Ruinous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ruinous?

[adj] 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"
[adj] extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ruinous: blasting | catastrophic | destructive | harmful

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Ruinous In Webster's Dictionary

\Ru"in*ous\, a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See {Ruin}.] 1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project. After a night of storm so ruinous. --Milton. 2. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state. 3. Composed of, or consisting in, ruins. Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap. --Isa. xvii. 1. Syn: Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious; destructive; baneful; wasteful; mischievous. -- {Ru"in*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ru"in*ous*ness}, n.

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