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ruinous

[ roo-uh-nuhs ]
/ ˈru ə nəs /
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adjective
bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war.
fallen into ruin; dilapidated: a ruinous house.
consisting of ruins: a ruinous city from antiquity.
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Origin of ruinous

1350–1400; Middle English ruynouse<Latin ruÄ«nƍsus, equivalent to ruÄ«n(a) ruin + -ƍsus-ous

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British Dictionary definitions for ruinous

ruinous
/ (ˈruːÉȘnəs) /

adjective
causing, tending to cause, or characterized by ruin or destructiona ruinous course of action

Derived forms of ruinous

ruinously, adverbruinousness, noun
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