ruinous
11ruinous — ru|in|ous [ ruınəs ] adjective 1. ) causing severe damage or loss: The repair costs were potentially ruinous. 2. ) FORMAL severely damaged: a ruinous castle ╾ ru|in|ous|ly adverb …
12ruinous — adjective 1) a ruinous trade war Syn: disastrous, devastating, catastrophic, calamitous, crippling, crushing, damaging, destructive, harmful; costly 2) ruinous interest rates Syn: extortionate …
13ruinous — UK [ˈruːɪnəs] / US [ˈruɪnəs] adjective 1) causing severe damage or loss The costs were potentially ruinous. 2) formal severely damaged a ruinous castle Derived word: ruinously adverb …
14ruinous — adjective 1 costing much more than you can afford 2 causing great destruction: ruinous civil war ruinously adverb: ruinously expensive …
15ruinous — [ˈruːɪnəs] adj 1) causing severe damage 2) something that is ruinous costs so much money that it causes a lot of problems for you …
16ruinous — ru•in•ous [[t]ˈru ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war[/ex] 2) fallen into ruin; dilapidated 3) extremely expensive • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME ruynouse < L ruīnōsus=ruīn(a) ruin+ ōsus ous …
17ruinous — /ˈruənəs/ (say roohuhnuhs) adjective 1. bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war. 2. fallen into ruin; dilapidated. 3. consisting of ruins. –ruinously, adverb –ruinousness, noun …
18ruinous — adj. 1 bringing ruin; disastrous (at ruinous expense). 2 in ruins; dilapidated. Derivatives: ruinously adv. ruinousness n. Etymology: ME f. L ruinosus (as RUIN) …
19ruinous price — index toll (effect) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20ruinous — adjective Date: 14th century 1. dilapidated, ruined 2. causing or tending to cause ruin • ruinously adverb • ruinousness noun …
