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How to pronounce “ruinous”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of ruinous with real speech in context.
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- How to Lead With Radical Candor
And this is what I call “ruinous empathy.”
- Definition summary
- Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.
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How to pronounce ruinous
How to Lead With Radical Candor

And this is what I call “ruinous empathy.”
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A Deep Dive Into “ruinous”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.
- Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.
- Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
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