different between hurtful vs ruinous

English

Alternative forms

• hurtfull (archaic)

Etymology

hurt +? -ful

Adjective

hurtful (comparative more hurtful, superlative most hurtful)

1. Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
   • 1649: John Milton, Eikonoklastes

     A good principle not rightly understood may prove as hurtful as a bad.

   • 1890: George Henry Rohé, Text-book of hygiene

     Well-cultivated soils are often healthy; nor at present has it been proved that the use of manure is hurtful.

2. Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting.

Synonyms

• (tending to impair or damage): pernicious, harmful, baneful, prejudicial, detrimental, disadvantageous, mischievous, injurious, noxious, unwholesome, destructive; see also Thesaurus:harmful

Related terms

• hurt
• hurtfully
• hurtfulness

Translations

References

• hurtful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• hurtful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• hurtful at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• ruthful

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)

1. Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous
2. Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.

   They were forced to completely replace the roof at ruinous expense.

3. 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

Further reading

• ruinous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ruinous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• ruinous at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• urinous