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Ruinously

adverb
1.
In a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree.





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"Ruinously" Quotes from Famous Books



... entangled in an intricate clumsy old machine, incredibly cumbrous and at the same time incredibly powerful, jolting along with its absurd forms and abominable English towards an end which might or might not be just, but was most certainly ruinously expensive. The game began by a direct letter from the Queen, of all people, an honour which Frank had never aspired to before, and certainly ...
— A Duet • A. Conan Doyle
... easy to carry out, and not ruinously extravagant, either; for our friend the American consul knew the principal director in a tram company, and a dilapidated and discarded car was sent to us in a few days. There were certain moments—once when we saw that it had not been ...
— Penelope's Irish Experiences • Kate Douglas Wiggin


Words linked to "Ruinously" :   ruinous


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