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destructive

/d/I/'str/@/kt/I/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. causing destruction or much damage

    adj.all

    Examples
    A policy that is destructive to the economy.
    Destructive criticism.
    Antonyms constructive

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- often with <i>of</i> or <i>to</i>; as, intemperance is <i>destructive</i> of health; evil examples are <i>destructive</i> to the morals of youth.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

destructibilitydestructibledestructiblenessdestructiondestruction firedestructionistdestructive distillationdestructive metabolismdestructive-metabolicdestructivelydestructivenessdestructor

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