ruinous

ru·in·ous  (r-ns)

adj.

1. Causing or apt to cause ruin; destructive.

2. Falling to ruin; dilapidated or decayed.

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ruin·ous·ly adv.

ruin·ous·ness n.

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ruinous

Adjective

1. causing ruin or destruction

2. more expensive than can reasonably be afforded: ruinous rates of exchange

ruinously adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ruinous - extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action" catastrophic harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
	2.	ruinous - causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war" blasting destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

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ruinous

adjective 1. destructive, devastating, shattering, fatal, deadly, disastrous, dire, withering, catastrophic, murderous, pernicious, noxious, calamitous, baleful, deleterious, injurious, baneful (archaic)

adjective 2. ruined, broken-down, derelict, ramshackle, dilapidated, in ruins, decrepit

Translations

ruinous [ˈruːɪnəs] adj → ruinoso

ruinous [ˈruːɪnəs] adj → ruineux/euse

ruinous [ˈruːɪnəs] ruin adj (expense, interest) → ruinös

ruinous [ˈruːɪnəs] adj → rovinoso/a; [expenditure] → inverosimile