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ruinously

ruinously adverb: in a way that will cause ruin.

Adverb

ruinously (comparative more ruinously, superlative most ruinously)

  1. in a way that will cause ruin
    • The ruinously high interest we agreed to will bankrupt us in a year if the economy doesn't improve quickly.

Forms of ruinously

comparativemore ruinously
superlativemost ruinously

Origin of ruinously

From ruinous + -ly.

Questions about ruinously

What does ruinously mean?
Ruinously means in a way that will cause ruin.
What part of speech is ruinously?
Ruinously is an adverb.

Words near ruinously in the dictionary

  1. ruinings
  2. ruinism
  3. ruinless
  4. ruinlike
  5. ruinous
  6. ruinously
  7. ruinousness
  8. ruins
  9. ruins of the year
  10. ruint
  11. Ruiru

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