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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

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inimical

English

Etymology

From Late Latin inim?c?lis (“hostile”), from inim?cus (“enemy”) (from in- (“not”) + am?cus (“friend”)) + -?lis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /??n?m?k?l/

Adjective

inimical (comparative more inimical, superlative most inimical)

Harmful in effect.
Unfriendly, hostile.
Her inimical attitude precludes romance.

Synonyms

inimic, inimicable, antagonistic

Related terms

inimically
enemy

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