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   ruinous

   /ˈruːɪnəs/

   adjective

   • 1. disastrous or destructive: "a ruinous effect on the environment" Similar disastrousdevastatingcatastrophiccalamitouscataclysmiccripplingcrushingdireinjuriousdamagingdestructiveharmfulcostlyOpposite beneficial
   • ▪ costing far more than can be afforded: "the cost of their ransom might be ruinous" Similar extortionateexorbitantexcessively highsky-highoutrageousinflatedmore than can be affordedover the oddsinformal:criminalsteep
   • 2. in ruins; dilapidated: "the castle is ruinous" Similar derelictin ruinsruinedgone to rack and ruindilapidatedtumbledownramshacklebroken-downdecrepitin disrepairfalling to piecesfalling apartcrumblingdecayingdisintegratingneglecteduncared-forinformal:shamblyshackyOpposite intactwell maintained

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘falling down’): from Latin ruinosus, from ruina (see ruin).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ruinously adverb
   • 2. ruinousness noun

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   What is a ruinous setting?

   • The ruinous setting suggests the pleasures of tasteful disintegration and ornamental decay, the conventional objects of the eighteenth-century antiquarian imagination. The shell subsequently disintegrated into a ruinous and dangerous state.

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   What does ruinous cost mean?

   • If you describe the cost of something as ruinous, you mean that it costs far more money than you can afford or than is reasonable . Many Britons will still fear the potentially ruinous costs of their legal system. ...a ruinously expensive court case. A ruinous process or course of action is one that is likely to lead to ruin.

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   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of RUINOUS is dilapidated, ruined. How to use ruinous in a sentence.

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   What is the word for ruinousness?

   • noun The state or character of being ruinous; mischievousness; banefulness. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. noun The quality of being ruinous. Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word ruinousness .

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   Ruinous means causing great harm and destruction, especially to something important or valuable. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.

   • English (US)

     adjective. uk / ˈruːɪnəs / us. Add to word list. causing...

   • Znaczenie Ruinous, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ruinous definicja: 1. causing great harm and destruction: 2....

   • Traditional

     RUINOUS translate: 毀滅性的，破壞性的，災難性的. Learn more in the...

   • Ruinous in Simplified Chinese

     RUINOUS translate: 毁灭性的，破坏性的，灾难性的. Learn more in the...

   • Pronunciation in English

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   • Ruinously

     RUINOUSLY definition: 1. in a way that causes great harm: 2....

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   Ruinous means causing or tending to cause ruin, or dilapidated and ruined. See synonyms, example sentences, word history and more from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Ruinous definition: bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous. See examples of RUINOUS used in a sentence.

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   Something ruinous is really terrible or devastating, like a ruinous hurricane that floods your house or the ruinous effect of a new law on a country's poorest citizens.

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   Ruinous means causing great harm and destruction, such as a ruinous war or a ruinous bill. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Ruinous means causing, tending to cause, or characterized by ruin or destruction. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word origin of ruinous.

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   Ruinous means costing a lot of money and more than you can afford, causing serious problems or damage, or destroyed or severely damaged. Learn how to use this formal adjective with synonyms, pronunciation and pictures.