English adjective: ruinous | |||
| 1. | ruinous extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin | ||
| Samples | A catastrophic depression. Catastrophic illness. A ruinous course of action. | ||
| Synonyms | catastrophic | ||
| Similar | harmful | ||
| Antonyms | harmless | ||
| 2. | ruinous causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | blasting | ||
| Similar | destructive | ||
| Antonyms | constructive | ||