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Ruinous vs Devastating - What's the difference?

ruinous | devastating |

As adjectives the difference between ruinous and devastating

is that ruinous is causing ruin; destructive, calamitous while devastating is causing devastation.

As a verb devastating is

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ruinous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous
  • Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

    • Derived terms

    * ruinously * ruinousness

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    devastating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • causing devastation

    • Verb

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