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; 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
un·ru·in·ous, adjective
un·ru·in·ous·ly, adverb
un·ru·in·ous·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. calamitous, ravaging, devastating, catastrophic.
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