ruinously

ruinously: ruinous ru‧in‧ous [ˈruːnəs] adjective

1. causing great damage to something:

• a ruinous civil war

2. FINANCE costing a lot more than you can afford:

• the prospect of ruinous legal costs

— ruinously adverb :

• ruinously high interest rates

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ruinous UK US /ˈruːɪnəs/ adjective

► causing great harm or destruction: »The bank had capital to spare, which they lost in a series of ruinous takeovers.
be ruinous to sth »The proposed bill is ruinous to the home building industry.

ruinously adverb

► »It is ruinously expensive for local e-commerce companies to accept credit cards online.

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ruinously — adverb In a way that will cause ruin. The ruinously high interest we agreed to will bankrupt us in a year if the economy doesnt improve quickly … Wiktionary
ruinously — adv. Ruinously is used with these adjectives: ↑expensive … Collocations dictionary
ruinously — ruinous ► ADJECTIVE 1) disastrous or destructive. 2) in ruins; dilapidated. DERIVATIVES ruinously adverb … English terms dictionary
ruinously — adverb in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree ruinously high wages • Derived from adjective: ↑ruinous … Useful english dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] After a night of storm so ruinous. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ruinously — adverb see ruinous … New Collegiate Dictionary
ruinously — See ruinous. * * * … Universalium
ruinously — ruËÉªnÉ™slÉª adv. destructively, in a manner that causes ruin … English contemporary dictionary
ruinously — ru·in·ous·ly … English syllables
ruinously — See: ruinous … English dictionary

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