'Ruinously' definitions:
Definition of 'ruinously'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree; "ruinously high wages"
Definition of 'Ruinously'
From: GCIDE
- 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. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Composed of, or consisting in, ruins. [1913 Webster]
- Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap. --Isa. xvii. 1. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious; destructive; baneful; wasteful; mischievous. [1913 Webster] -- {Ru"in*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ru"in*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]