ruinousness

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ruinousness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ruinous \Ru"in*ous\, a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See
     Ruin.]
     1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful;
        pernicious; as, a ruinous project.
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              After a night of storm so ruinous.    --Milton.
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     2. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an
        edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
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     3. Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.
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              Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap.
                                                    --Isa. xvii.
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     Syn: Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious;
          destructive; baneful; wasteful; mischievous.
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          Ru"in*ous*ness, n.
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