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   ru·in·ous

   /ˈro͞oənəs/

   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

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What is the pronunciation of ruinous? 毀滅性的，破壞性的，災難性的… 毁灭性的，破坏性的，灾难性的… ruinoso, desastroso, catastrófico… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! RUINOUS definition: 1. causing great harm and destruction: 2. causing great harm and destruction: 3. causing…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of RUINOUS is dilapidated, ruined. How to use ruinous in a sentence.

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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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   The scams can be financially ruinous for the victims. From Huffington Post A ruinous plot point so universally disdained, it's still the subject of anger (and think pieces) in 2015, almost a decade later.

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   Causing, tending to cause, or characterized by ruin or destruction.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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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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   Synonyms for RUINOUS: disastrous, fatal, unfortunate, catastrophic, destructive, cataclysmic, calamitous, damning; Antonyms of RUINOUS: happy, fortuitous, fortunate, lucky, providential, promising, fair, optimistic

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   (formal) (of a town, building, etc.) destroyed or severely damaged a ruinous chapel The buildings were in a ruinous state. Definition of ruinous adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Define ruinous. ruinous synonyms, ruinous pronunciation, ruinous translation, English dictionary definition of ruinous. adj. 1. Causing or apt to cause ruin; destructive: a ruinous habit; a ruinous rivalry. 2. Falling to ruin; dilapidated or decayed. ru′in·ous·ly adv....

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