ruynous
Middle English
Alternative forms
- rewenus, roynous, ruinose, roynows, ruynows, ruynouzs, ruynus, ruynes
Etymology
From Old French ruinos, ruineus, from Latin ruīnōsus; equivalent to ruyne + -ous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riu̯iˈnuːs/, /riu̯iːˈnuːs/, /ˈriu̯inus/
Adjective
ruynous (inflected form ruynouse)
- Ruined; showing signs of deterioration or dilapidation.
- (rare) ruinous, catastrophic
Descendants
- English: ruinous
References
- “ruī̆nǒus (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-23.