ruinously
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ru·in·ous
(ro͞o′ə-nəs)adj.
1. Causing or apt to cause ruin; destructive: a ruinous habit; a ruinous rivalry.
2. Falling to ruin; dilapidated or decayed.
ru′in·ous·ly adv.
ru′in·ous·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | ruinously - in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree; "ruinously high wages" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ruinously
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ruinously
[ˈruːɪnəslɪ] adv ruinously expensive → costosissimo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995