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ruinous (adj.)
late 14c., "going to ruin," from Old French
ruinos
(Modern French
ruineux
) or directly from Latin
ruinosus
"tumbling down, going to ruin," from
ruina
(see
ruin
(n.)). Meaning "causing ruin" is from mid-15c. Related:
Ruinously
.
