Ruinously

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree wordnet

Synonyms

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disastrously

Example

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"The ruinously high interest we agreed to will bankrupt us in a year if the economy doesn't improve quickly."

Etymology

From ruinous + -ly.

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