ruinousness

Variant of ruinous

ruinous definition

ru·in·ous (ro̵̅o̅′ə nəs)

adjective

  1. falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated; decayed
  2. bringing or tending to bring ruin; very destructive or harmful; disastrous ruinous floods

Etymology: ME ruinouse < L ruinosus

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