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ruin.

contemptible, mean, heartless

4 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈrwin/[ˈrwĩn]
  1. contemptible, mean, heartless

    feminine · masculine
  2. mean, stingy

    feminine · masculine
  3. wild; unruly

    feminine · masculine
  4. rachitic

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From an earlier *ruino, from ruina, or from a Vulgar Latin root *ruīnus, ultimately from Latin ruīna. Compare Portuguese ruim, Catalan roí. The lack of a final /-o/ may suggest a borrowing.

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