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ruinous

adj
/ˈɹuː.ɪnəs/

Etymology

From Middle English ruynous, from Old French ruinos, ruineus, from Latin ruīnōsus. By surface analysis, ruin + -ous.

  1. derived from ruīnōsus
  2. derived from ruinos
  3. inherited from ruynous

Definitions

  1. Causing ruin

    Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.

  2. Extremely costly

    Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.

    • They were forced to completely replace the roof at ruinous expense.
    • We are rapidly reversing the economic calamity we inherited from the previous administration, including ruinous price increases and record-setting inflation, inflation like we've never had before.

  3. Characterized by ruin

    Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA