Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ruinously"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

After a night of storm so ruinous. --Milton.

2. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an
edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

3. Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.

Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap.
--Isa. xvii.
1.

Syn: Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious;
destructive; baneful; wasteful; mischievous. --
{Ru"in*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ru"in*ous*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

ruinously
adv : in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree; "ruinously high
wages"

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