Found 2 items, similar to Ruinously.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ruinously
ruinously
adv : in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree;
“ruinously high
wages”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ruinously
Ruinous
\Ru"in*ous\, a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See
Ruin.]
1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful;
pernicious; as, a ruinous project.
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After a night of storm so ruinous. --Milton.
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2. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an
edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
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3. Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.
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Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap.
--Isa. xvii.
1.
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Syn: Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious;
destructive; baneful; wasteful; mischievous.
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Ru"in*ous*ly, adv. --
Ru"in*ous*ness, n.
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