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ruinous |
Overview of adj ruinous The adj ruinous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) catastrophic, ruinous -- (extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action") 2. blasting, ruinous -- (causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war") Antonyms of adj ruinous 2 senses of ruinous Sense 1 catastrophic, ruinous INDIRECT (VIA harmful) -> harmless Sense 2 blasting, ruinous INDIRECT (VIA destructive) -> constructive Similarity of adj ruinous 2 senses of ruinous Sense 1 catastrophic, ruinous => harmful (vs. harmless) Sense 2 blasting, ruinous => destructive (vs. constructive) Attributes of adj ruinous Familiarity of adj ruinous ruinous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj ruinous mutually ruinous ruinous Overview of adj ruinous The adj ruinous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) catastrophic, ruinous -- (extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin; "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action") 2. blasting, ruinous -- (causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"; "a ruinous war")
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