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ruinously

[roo-uh-nuhs]

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.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English ruynouse < Latin ruīnōsus, equivalent to ruīn(a) ruin + -ōsus -ous

Related forms

ru·in·ous·ly, adverb

ru·in·ous·ness, noun

non·ru·in·ous, adjective

non·ru·in·ous·ly, adverb

non·ru·in·ous·ness, noun

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un·ru·in·ous, adjective

un·ru·in·ous·ly, adverb

un·ru·in·ous·ness, noun

COLLAPSE

Synonyms
1. calamitous, ravaging, devastating, catastrophic.

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ruinous (ˈruːɪnəs)

—*adj*
	causing, tending to cause, or characterized by ruin or destruction: a ruinous course of action

'ruinously

—*adv*

'ruinousness

—n

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