Both Uses of
ruinous
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- Houses in twos and threes pass by us, solitary farms, ruinous buildings, dye-works, tanneries, and the like, open country, avenues of leafless trees.†
Chpt 3.13 *
- Out of the open country, in again among ruinous buildings, solitary farms, dye-works, tanneries, and the like, cottages in twos and threes, avenues of leafless trees.†
Chpt 3.13
Definition:
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(ruinous) catastrophic or extremely harmful; or badly damaged or decayed (like ancient ruins)