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ruinous
What does ruinous mean?
ruinous (adjective): extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use ruinous in a sentence?
- They were forced to completely replace the roof at ruinous expense. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce ruinous?
/ˈɹuənəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ruinous come from?
From Middle English ruynous, from Old French ruinos, ruineus, from Latin ruīnōsus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of ruinous?
Words related to ruinous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “ruinous” mean?
extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin
Right! That's what “ruinous” means.
inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions
Not quite: that's what uncompromising means.
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
Not quite: that's what intimate means.
full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry
Not quite: that's what jolly means.
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intermediate
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hypothetical
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catastrophic
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enthusiastic
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