ruinously

ˈruːɪnəsli

Definition

Definition of ruinously - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

destruction

Rare

in a way that causes great damage

Rare

The fire spread ruinously through the historic district..

destructively

devastatingly

finance

Rare

in a financially destructive manner

Rare

They spent money ruinously, leading to bankruptcy..

destructively

devastatingly

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Origin of ruinously

Latin, ruina (collapse) + -ous (full of)

Examples of ruinously in a sentence

The policy changes ruinously impacted small businesses.
They invested ruinously in the stock market.
The company expanded ruinously, ignoring the risks.

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French:de manière destructrice, ruineusement, ...
German:verheerend, finanziell ruinös, ...
Italian:in maniera devastante, rovinosamente, ...
Spanish:de forma devastadora, ruinosamente, ...
Portuguese:ruinosamente, ...
Chinese:毁灭性地, 挥霍无度地, ...
Japanese:破滅的に, 財政的に破壊的に, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ مُدَمِّر, بشكل مدمر مالياً, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה הַרְסָנִית, ...
Russian:разрушительно, разорительно, ...
Ukrainian:руйнівно, фінансово руйнівно, ...
Hindi:विनाशकारी रूप से, विनाशक रूप से, ...
Bengali:ধ্বংসাত্মকভাবে, অর্থনৈতিকভাবে ধ্বংসাত্মকভাবে, ...
Catalan:destructivament, financerament destructiu, ...
Czech:ničivě, likvidačně, ...
Danish:ødelæggende, økonomisk ødelæggende, ...
Dutch:verwoestend, financieel verwoestend, ...
Greek:καταστροφικά, οικονομικά καταστροφικά, ...
Hungarian:pusztítóan, anyagilag végzetesen, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងបំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញ, យ៉ាងបំផ្លាញហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ, ...
Korean:파괴적으로, 재정적으로 파괴적으로, ...
Persian:به طور ویرانگر, به طور مالی ویرانگر, ...
Polish:niszczycielsko, finansowo rujnująco, ...
Portuguese (BR):ruinosamente, de forma financeiramente destrutiva, ...
Romanian:distrugător, financiar devastator, ...
Swedish:förödande, ruinöst, ...
Thai:อย่างเสียหาย, อย่างสิ้นเปลือง, ...
Turkish:yıkıcı bir şekilde, mali olarak yıkıcı bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách tàn phá, một cách phá sản, ...

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Definition of ruinously - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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