Definition of ruinous Ruinous
/ɹuˈʌnʌs/ - [ruunus] - ru•in•ous
We found 8 definitions of ruinous from 4 different sources.
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What does ruinous mean?
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| ruinous - extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action" | ||
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| harmful causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" | ||
| ruinous - 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" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ruinous (Adjective)
Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous. - ruinous (Adjective)
Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ruinous (a.)
Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project. - ruinous (a.)
Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state. - ruinous (a.)
Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.
