different between ruinous vs blighting

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

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bla?t??/

Verb

blighting

1. present participle of blight

Noun

blighting (plural blightings)

1. The act by which something is blighted.
   • 1897, Mark Twain, Following the Equator

     They showed signs of the blightings and blastings of time, in their outward aspect, but they were young within; young and cheerful, and ready to talk […]