ruinous
adjective
bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous.
ruinously
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a word derived from
ruinous.
Example Sentences
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And his fortune was illusory, built on a mountain of debt that ruinously collapsed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
He notes that the demands were so outlandish that submitting "would have been ruinously expensive and completely impractical."
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
Western Australia's premier Roger Cook called the event "ruinously expensive", saying "the Commonwealth games aren't what they used to be".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023
Would it have made a difference if I had known what was to slowly, ruinously become of my old neighborhood?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2021
A prying charm will be met with a stronger charm, subtle devices will fail, devious inquiries will be deviously thwarted, and force will be turned ruinously back upon itself.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
