ruinous
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/ˈɹuː.ɪnəs/
Definition of ruinous
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.
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adj
- Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.
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Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.
“They were forced to completely replace the roof at ruinous expense.”
“We are rapidly reversing the economic calamity we inherited from the previous administration, including ruinous price increases and record-setting inflation, inflation like we've never had before.”
- Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
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Etymology
From Middle English ruynous, from Old French ruinos, ruineus, from Latin ruīnōsus. By surface analysis, ruin + -ous.
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