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ru•in•ous



Pronunciation: (rOO'u-nus), [key]
—adj.
1. bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war.
2. fallen into ruin; dilapidated: a ruinous house.
3. consisting of ruins: a ruinous city from antiquity.

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