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RUINOUSLY
ruinously
(adverb) in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree; “ruinously high wages”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
ruinously (comparative more ruinously, superlative most ruinously)
in a way that will cause ruin
Source: Wiktionary
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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