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ruinous

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ru⋅in⋅ous

  [roo-uh-nuhs]
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–adjective
1. bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war.
2. fallen into ruin; dilapidated: a ruinous house.
3. consisting of ruins: a ruinous city from antiquity.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME ruynouse < L ruīnōsus, equiv. to ruīn(a) ruin + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
ru⋅in⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
ru⋅in⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. calamitous, ravaging, devastating, catastrophic.
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ru·in·ous   (rōō'ə-nəs)   
adj.  

  1. Causing or apt to cause ruin; destructive.

  2. Falling to ruin; dilapidated or decayed.

ru'in·ous·ly adv., ru'in·ous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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