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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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   adjective. formal uk / ˈruː.ɪ.nəs / us / ˈruː.ə.nəs / Add to word list. causing great harm and destruction: ten ruinous years of war. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dangerous and harmful. adverse conditions. adverse effect. adverse publicity. adverse reaction. deleteriously. destabilizing. destructively. destructiveness. inimically.

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   1. : dilapidated, ruined. 2. : causing or tending to cause ruin. ruinously adverb. ruinousness noun. Synonyms. calamitous. cataclysmal. cataclysmic. catastrophic. damning. destructive. disastrous. fatal. fateful. unfortunate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of ruinous in a Sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRUINOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'ruinous' ruinous. (ruːɪnəs ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRUINOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈruːɪnəs / us. Add to word list. causing great harm or destruction: The bank had capital to spare, which they lost in a series of ruinous takeovers.

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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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   Definition of ruinous adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The earliest known use of the adjective ruinous is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for ruinous is from around 1384, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version).

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   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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