Thesaurus: ruinous

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1. a. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project.
2. a. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
3. a. Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.
4. adj. extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
5. adj. causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
6. 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.
7. j:100 s extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin s causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin