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ruinous war

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  • ruinous — ruinously, adv. ruinousness, n. /rooh euh neuhs/, adj. 1. bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war. 2. fallen into ruin; dilapidated: a ruinous house. 3. consisting of ruins: a ruinous city from antiquity. [1350… …   Universalium

  • ruinous — ru•in•ous [[t]ˈru ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war[/ex] 2) fallen into ruin; dilapidated 3) extremely expensive • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME ruynouse < L ruīnōsus=ruīn(a) ruin+ ōsus ous …   From formal English to slang

  • ruinous — /ˈruənəs/ (say roohuhnuhs) adjective 1. bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war. 2. fallen into ruin; dilapidated. 3. consisting of ruins. –ruinously, adverb –ruinousness, noun …  

  • ruinous — ru‧in‧ous [ˈruːnəs] adjective 1. causing great damage to something: • a ruinous civil war 2. FINANCE costing a lot more than you can afford: • the prospect of ruinous legal costs ruinously adverb …   Financial and business terms

  • ruinous — ru|in|ous [ˈru:ınəs] adj 1.) causing a lot of damage or problems ▪ a ruinous civil war 2.) costing much more than you can afford ▪ ruinous rates of interest 3.) formal a building that is ruinous has been almost completely destroyed = ↑ruined ▪ an …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ruinous — adjective 1) a ruinous trade war Syn: disastrous, devastating, catastrophic, calamitous, crippling, crushing, damaging, destructive, harmful; costly 2) ruinous interest rates Syn: extortionate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • War of the Triple Alliance — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= War of the Triple Alliance partof= caption=Colonel Faria da Rocha reviewing Brazilian troops in front of the Tayi market, 1868. date= 1864 1870 place= South America casus= territory= result= Allied victory… …   Wikipedia

  • ruinous — adjective 1 costing much more than you can afford 2 causing great destruction: ruinous civil war ruinously adverb: ruinously expensive …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • War of attrition (game) — In game theory, the war of attrition is a model of aggression in which two contestants compete for a resource of value V by persisting while constantly accumulating costs over the time t that the contest lasts. The model was originally formulated …   Wikipedia

  • Origins of the American Civil War — For events following South Carolina s declaration of secession from the Union, see Battle of Fort Sumter and American Civil War. The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first stage in a conflict that had been brewing for decades. The main explanation… …   Wikipedia

  • Finnish War — Part of Russo–Swedish Wars and Napoleonic Wars Situation at outbreak of hostilities …   Wikipedia

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