ruinous
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adjective \ˈrü-ə-nəs\Definition of RUINOUS
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: causing or tending to cause ruin
— ru·in·ous·ly adverb
— ru·in·ous·ness noun
See Examples of RUINOUS
- The house has fallen into a ruinous state.
- <a ruinous miscalculation of the financial markets left them bankrupt>
First Known Use of RUINOUS
14th century
Related to RUINOUS
- Synonyms
- calamitous, cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), catastrophic, damning, destructive, disastrous, fateful, fatal, unfortunate
- Antonyms
- nondestructive
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