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Definition of Ruinousness
Ruinousness 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.