- ruinous ru·in·ous adj
- ['ruːɪnəs]
(expensive) costoso (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
ruinous ru·in·ous adj
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ruinous — ru•in•ous [[t]ˈru ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war[/ex] 2) fallen into ruin; dilapidated 3) extremely expensive • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME ruynouse < L ruīnōsus=ruīn(a) ruin+ ōsus ous … From formal English to slang
ruinous — ru|in|ous [ˈru:ınəs] adj 1.) causing a lot of damage or problems ▪ a ruinous civil war 2.) costing much more than you can afford ▪ ruinous rates of interest 3.) formal a building that is ruinous has been almost completely destroyed = ↑ruined ▪ an … Dictionary of contemporary English
ruinous — ruinously, adv. ruinousness, n. /rooh euh neuhs/, 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. [1350… … Universalium
ruinous — ru·in·ous || ruËɪnÉ™s adj. destroyed, dilapidated; disastrous, causing ruin, causing destruction … English contemporary dictionary
pernicious — perniciously, adv. perniciousness, n. /peuhr nish euhs/, adj. 1. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie. 2. deadly; fatal: a pernicious disease. 3. Obs. evil; wicked. [1515 25; < L… … Universalium
pernicious — per•ni•cious [[t]pərˈnɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. 1) causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous: a pernicious lie[/ex] 2) Obs. evil; wicked • Etymology: 1515–25; < L perniciōsus ruinous =pernici(ēs) ruin (per per + nici , comb. form of nex death, murder (s.… … From formal English to slang
injurious — in·ju·ri·ous /in ju̇r ē əs/ adj: inflicting or tending to inflict injury in·ju·ri·ous·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. injurious … Law dictionary
calamitous — calamitously, adv. calamitousness, n. /keuh lam i teuhs/, adj. causing or involving calamity; disastrous: a calamitous defeat. [1535 45; CALAMIT(Y) + OUS] Syn. catastrophic, ruinous, devastating. Ant. beneficial, advantageous. * * * … Universalium
disastrous — disastrously, adv. disastrousness, n. /di zas treuhs, zah streuhs/, adj. 1. causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health. 2. Archaic. foreboding disaster. [1580 90; … Universalium
injurious — injuriously, adv. injuriousness, n. /in joor ee euhs/, adj. 1. harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits. 2. doing or involving injury or wrong, as to another: injurious behavior. 3. insulting; abusive; defamatory;… … Universalium
disastrous — dis•as•trous [[t]dɪˈzæs trəs, ˈzɑ strəs[/t]] adj. causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous • Etymology: 1580–90; < MF desastreux, It disastroso. See disaster, ous dis•as′trous•ly, adv. dis•as′trous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
