RUINOUS


Meaning of RUINOUS in English

ru ‧ in ‧ ous /ˈruːənəs, ˈruːɪnəs/ BrE AmE adjective

1 . causing a lot of damage or problems:

a ruinous civil war

2 . costing much more than you can afford:

ruinous rates of interest

3 . formal a building that is ruinous has been almost completely destroyed SYN ruined :

an old ruinous chapel

ruinous state/condition

the ruinous state of the city walls

—ruinously adverb :

ruinously expensive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.