different between ruinous vs wreckful

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)

  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

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wreckful

English

Etymology

wreck +? -ful

Adjective

wreckful (comparative more wreckful, superlative most wreckful)

  1. (poetic) Causing wreckage; ruinous.

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