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.
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