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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  After  a  night  of  storm  so  ruinous.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  Characterized  by  ruin;  ruined;  dilapidated;  as  an 
  edifice,  bridge,  or  wall  in  a  ruinous  state. 
 
  3.  Composed  of  or  consisting  in  ruins. 
 
  Behold,  Damascus  .  .  .  shall  be  a  ruinous  heap. 
  --Isa.  xvii. 
  1. 
 
  Syn:  Dilapidated;  decayed;  demolished;  pernicious; 
  destructive;  baneful;  wasteful;  mischievous.  -- 
  {Ru"in*ous*ly},  adv  --  {Ru"in*ous*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ruinous 
  adj  1:  extremely  harmful;  bringing  physical  or  financial  ruin;  "a 
  catastrophic  depression";  "catastrophic  illness";  "a 
  ruinous  course  of  action"  [syn:  {catastrophic}] 
  2:  causing  injury  or  blight;  especially  affecting  with  sudden 
  violence  or  plague  or  ruin;  "the  blasting  effects  of  the 
  intense  cold  on  the  budding  fruit";  "the  blasting  force  of 
  the  wind  blowing  sharp  needles  of  sleet  in  our  faces";  "a 
  ruinous  war"  [syn:  {blasting}]




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