ruinous
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- devastating, calamitous, catastrophic, destructive, dire, disastrous, shattering
- extravagant, crippling, immoderate, wasteful

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ru‧in‧ous /ˈruːənəs, ˈruːɪnəs/ adjective

1. causing a lot of damage or problems:
a ruinous civil war

2. costing much more than you can afford:
ruinous rates of interest

3. formal a building that is ruinous has been almost completely destroyed Synonym : ruined:
an old ruinous chapel
ruinous state/condition
the ruinous state of the city walls
—ruinously adverb:
ruinously expensive

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