adjective🔗ShareCausing ruin; destructive, calamitous"The storm caused ruinous damage to the school building. "disasternegativeconditionoutcomeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExtremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin."They were forced to completely replace the roof at ruinous expense."financebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCharacterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state."The old school building was in a ruinous state, with crumbling walls and broken windows. "propertyarchitectureconditiondisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading