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Webster 1913 Edition
Ruinous
1.
Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious;
as, a
. ruinous
projectAfter a night of storm so
ruinous
. Milton.
2.
Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated;
as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a
. ruinous
state3.
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
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ruinous
RU'INOUS
,Adj.
1.
Fallen to ruin; entirely decayed; demolished; dilapidated; as an edifice, bridge or wall in a ruinous state.2.
Destructive; baneful; pernicious; bringing or tending to bring certain ruin. Who can describe the ruinous practice of intemperance?3.
Composed of ruins; consisting in ruins; as a ruinous heap. Is. 17.Definition 2024
ruinous
ruinous
English
Adjective
ruinous (comparative more ruinous, superlative most ruinous)
- Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous
- Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
Derived terms
Translations
destructive