Ruinous - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈruːɪnəs|  American pronunciation of the word ruinous
Brit.  |ˈruːɪnəs|  British pronunciation of the word ruinous

adjective

- extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin (syn: catastrophic)
a ruinous course of action
- causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin (syn: blasting)
a ruinous war

Extra examples

The house has fallen into a ruinous state.

...a ruinous miscalculation of the financial markets left them bankrupt...

Louis had been literally concussed into this ruinous step.

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