different between ruinous vs cataclysmic

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

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cataclysmic

English

Etymology

From cataclysm +? -ic.

Adjective

cataclysmic (comparative more cataclysmic, superlative most cataclysmic)

Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
It is believed that a cataclysmic impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
- 2005, Edmund White, My Women
  That’s why to be rejected in love was so cataclysmic: one had been judged and found wanting.

Related terms

cataclysm
cataclysmic variable star

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different between ruinous vs cataclysmic

ruinous

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cataclysmic

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