English Dictionary: ruinousness | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ruinous \Ru"in*ous\, a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See {Ruin}.] 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. |