Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ruinous \Ru"in*ous\, a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See
   {Ruin}.]
   1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful;
      pernicious; as, a ruinous project.

            After a night of storm so ruinous.    --Milton.

   2. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an
      edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

   3. Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.

            Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap.
                                                  --Isa. xvii.
                                                  1.

   Syn: Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious;
        destructive; baneful; wasteful; mischievous. --
        {Ru"in*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ru"in*ous*ness}, n.