ruinous

[Ru·in*ous]

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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Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project.

Adjective S.
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"

Adjective S.
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action"


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.

a.
Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.


Ruinous

Ru"in*ous , a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See Ruin.] 1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project.
After a night of storm so ruinous.
2. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state. 3. Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.
Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap.
Syn. -- Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious; destructive; baneful; wasteful; mischievous. -- Ru"in*ous*ly , adv. -- Ru"in*ous*ness, n.

Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project.

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Usage Examples

I most sincerely wish that the world in which we live be free from the threat of a nuclear holocaust and from the ruinous arms race. It is my cherished desire that peace be not separated from freedom which is the right of every nation. This I desire and for this I pray.

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