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ruiniform

UK/ɹuːˈɪnəˌfɔːm//ɹuˈɪnəˌfɔɹm/

ruiniform adjective: having the appearance of the ruins of buildings, despite being natural in origin.

ruiniform: having the appearance of the ruins of buildings, despite being natural in origin
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Adjective

ruiniform (comparative more ruiniform, superlative most ruiniform)

  1. Having the appearance of the ruins of buildings, despite being natural in origin.
    • ruiniform karst
    • ruiniform landscape

Forms of ruiniform

comparativemore ruiniform
superlativemost ruiniform

Origin of ruiniform

From ruin + -iform.

Questions about ruiniform

What does ruiniform mean?
Ruiniform means having the appearance of the ruins of buildings, despite being natural in origin.
What part of speech is ruiniform?
Ruiniform is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ruiniform?
Ruiniform is pronounced /ɹuːˈɪnəˌfɔːm/ (UK).

Words near ruiniform in the dictionary

  1. ruiners
  2. ruinest
  3. ruineth
  4. ruing
  5. ruing the day
  6. ruiniform
  7. ruinin'
  8. ruining
  9. ruinings
  10. ruinism
  11. ruinless

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