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ruinous
adjective
Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous
Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.
"They were forced to completely replace the roof at ruinous expense."
Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
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