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What meaning does 'ruinously' convey in the given sentence:




"A city so ruinously sad that it had forgotten its name."




Does it mean that, it was so badly sad that it had forgotten its name or that it was sad in a way that tends to cause great harm?










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    What meaning does 'ruinously' convey in the given sentence:




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    Does it mean that, it was so badly sad that it had forgotten its name or that it was sad in a way that tends to cause great harm?










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      Does it mean that, it was so badly sad that it had forgotten its name or that it was sad in a way that tends to cause great harm?










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      What meaning does 'ruinously' convey in the given sentence:




      "A city so ruinously sad that it had forgotten its name."




      Does it mean that, it was so badly sad that it had forgotten its name or that it was sad in a way that tends to cause great harm?







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