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Meaning of 'ruinous'
Meaning of 'ruinous' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Ruinous 
[ a.]
- Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful;
pernicious; as, a ruinous project. [ a.]- Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
- Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.
Meaning of 'ruinous' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. ruinous [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
- extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
Example in sentence:
- a catastrophic depression;
- a ruinous course of action;
- catastrophic illness
Meaning (2):
- causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
- causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
Example in sentence:
- a ruinous war;
- 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
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