different between appalling vs ruinous

appalling

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /??p??l??/
Rhymes: -??l??
Hyphenation: ap?pall?ing

Verb

appalling

present participle of appall

Adjective

appalling (comparative more appalling, superlative most appalling)

Horrifying and astonishing.
That was an appalling waste of money.
Extremely bad; terrible

Usage notes

Not to be confused with appealing.

Synonyms

awful, grotesque, horrid, hideous, terrible

Derived terms

appallingly

Translations

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ruinous

English

Etymology

From Middle English ruynous, from Old French ruinos, ruineus, from Latin ru?n?sus; surface analysis ruin +? -ous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /??u?.?n?s/

Adjective

ruinous (comparative more ruinous, superlative most ruinous)

Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous
Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.
They were forced to completely replace the roof at ruinous expense.
Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

Synonyms

(characterized by ruin): See Thesaurus:ramshackle

Derived terms

ruinously
ruinousness

Translations

Anagrams

urinous

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different between appalling vs ruinous

appalling

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ruinous

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