Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruinously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: ru-inous-ly
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

in a way that will cause ruin

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English ruinous Middle English -ly English -ly English ruinously From ruinous + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more ruinously (comparative) most ruinously (superlative)

Questions

What does ruinously mean?: in a way that will cause ruin
Where does ruinously come from?: Etymology tree English ruinous Middle English -ly English -ly English ruinously From ruinous + -ly.

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