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Meaning of 'ruinous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ruinous [ a.]
- Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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
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

Nearby Words:

ruin ruinable ruinate ruination ruined ruiner ruing ruiniform ruining

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