ruinous
/ˈɹuː.ɪnəs/adj
Middle School
1
Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.
2
Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.
3
Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing