单词 | ruinous |
释义 | ruinous —ruinously, adv. —ruinousness, n. /rooh"euh neuhs/, adj. 1. bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war. 2. fallen into ruin; dilapidated: a ruinous house. 3. consisting of ruins: a ruinous city from antiquity. [1350-1400; ME ruynouse < L ruinosus, equiv. to ruin(a) RUIN + -osus -OUS] Syn. 1. calamitous, ravaging, devastating, catastrophic. |
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