ruinous — ru‧in‧ous [ˈruːnəs] adjective 1. causing great damage to something: • a ruinous civil war 2. FINANCE costing a lot more than you can afford: • the prospect of ruinous legal costs ruinously adverb … Financial and business terms
Ruinous — Ru in*ous, a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See {Ruin}.] 1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project. [1913 Webster] After a night of storm so ruinous. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruinous — [ro͞o′ə nəs] adj. [ME ruinouse < L ruinosus] 1. falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated; decayed 2. bringing or tending to bring ruin; very destructive or harmful; disastrous [ruinous floods] ruinously adv. ruinousness n … English World dictionary
ruinous — index adverse (negative), bad (offensive), deadly, deleterious, diabolic, dire, disastrous … Law dictionary
ruinous — late 14c., from Fr. ruineux or directly from L. ruinosus, from ruina (see RUIN (Cf. ruin)). Related: Ruinously … Etymology dictionary
ruinous — [adj] disastrous, devastating annihilative, baleful, baneful, calamitous, cataclysmic, catastrophic, crippling, damaging, deadly, deleterious, depleting, dire, draining, exhausting, extravagant, fatal, fateful, harmful, hurtful, immoderate,… … New thesaurus
ruinous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) disastrous or destructive. 2) in ruins; dilapidated. DERIVATIVES ruinously adverb … English terms dictionary
ruinous — ru|in|ous [ˈru:ınəs] adj 1.) causing a lot of damage or problems ▪ a ruinous civil war 2.) costing much more than you can afford ▪ ruinous rates of interest 3.) formal a building that is ruinous has been almost completely destroyed = ↑ruined ▪ an … Dictionary of contemporary English
ruinous — ruinously, adv. ruinousness, n. /rooh euh neuhs/, adj. 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. [1350… … Universalium
ruinous — ru|in|ous [ ruınəs ] adjective 1. ) causing severe damage or loss: The repair costs were potentially ruinous. 2. ) FORMAL severely damaged: a ruinous castle ╾ ru|in|ous|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
