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- [roo-uh-nuh s]
- /ˈru ə nəs/
- /ˈruː.ɪ.nəs/
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- [roo-uh-nuh s]
- /ˈru ə nəs/
Definitions of ruinous word
- adjective ruinous bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war. 1
- adjective ruinous fallen into ruin; dilapidated: a ruinous house. 1
- adjective ruinous consisting of ruins: a ruinous city from antiquity. 1
- adjective ruinous disastrous, causing ruin 1
- adjective ruinous more than can be afforded 1
- adjective ruinous If you describe the cost of something as ruinous, you mean that it costs far more money than you can afford or than is reasonable. 0
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Origin of ruinous
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English ruynouse < Latin ruīnōsus, equivalent to ruīn(a) ruin + -ōsus -ous
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Parts of speech for Ruinous
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adjective
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ruinous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ruinous
adj ruinous
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- baleful — Baleful means harmful, or expressing harmful intentions.
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- cataclysmal — of, relating to, or resulting from a cataclysm.
adjective ruinous
- annihilative — Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.
- baneful — destructive, poisonous, or fatal
- catastrophal — (rare) Catastrophic.
- crippling — A crippling illness or disability is one that severely damages your health or your body.
- curer — A healer.
adverb ruinous
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- catastrophically — of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous: a catastrophic failure of the dam.
- fatally — in a manner leading to death or disaster: He was injured fatally in the accident.
noun ruinous
- harmfulness — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
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