Definitions for ruinous

ruinous ru·in·ous

Spelling: [roo-uh-nuh s]
IPA: /ˈru ə nəs/

Ruinous is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 100 anagrams from letters in ruinous (inorsuu).

Definitions for ruinous

adjective

  1. bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous:
  2. fallen into ruin; dilapidated:
  3. consisting of ruins:

Origin of ruinous

1350-1400; Middle English ruynouse Latin ruīnōsus, equivalent to ruīn(a) ruin + -ōsus -ous

Examples for ruinous

But the aims of states should be good, or else, like the prayer of Theseus, they may be ruinous to themselves.

Truly it is not a ruinous service, Socrates (he answered)—far from it.

He sees the adventure as ruinous, both in terms of fiscal and foreign policy.

This series was published in 1735, and the church was then in a ruinous condition.

Apart from anything else, protectionism would be ruinous to developing countries.

I believe that the future of liberalism—and much else—depends on our overcoming this ruinous self-deception.

One Night in Paris In another era, a sex tape would have been ruinous to any aspiring starlet.

Nothing is so ruinous; and just at the moment when you want them, they will not be forthcoming.

When the mines closed, decades of labor and planning were destroyed after half a life of ruinous work.

This was effected, and the ruinous city was in the hands of the French.

Word Value for ruinous
Scrable

7

Words with friends

10

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