RUINOUSLY

ruinously

(adverb) in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree; “ruinously high wages”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

ruinously (comparative more ruinously, superlative most ruinously)

in a way that will cause ruin

Source: Wiktionary

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RUINOUS

Ru"in*ous, a. Etym: [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See Ruin.]

1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project. After a night of storm so ruinous. Milton.

2. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

3. Composed of, or consisting in, ruins. Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap. Isa. xvii. 1.

Syn.

– Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious; destructive; baneful; wasteful; mischievous.

– Ru"in*ous*ly, adv.

– Ru"in*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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