Category:Ruinous

Ru"in*ous, a. Etym: [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.