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