ruinous
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Britannica Dictionary definition of RUINOUS
formal
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causing or likely to cause damage or destruction
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Smoking is ruinous [=(more commonly) dangerous, hazardous] to your health.
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ruinous effects/consequences
2
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costing far too much money
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ruinous price increases
3
chiefly British, formal
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falling apart
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badly damaged
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a ruinous building
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The house has fallen into a ruinous state.
— ruinously
adverb-
Funding the project would be ruinously expensive.
