[{"word":"ruinous","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"They were forced to completely replace the roof at ruinous expense."},{"definition":"Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ruinous"]}]