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destructible
[ dih-struhk-tuh-buhl ]
destructible
/ dɪˈstrʌktəbəl /
adjective
- capable of being or liable to be destroyed
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Derived Forms
- deˌstructiˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- de·structi·bili·ty de·structi·ble·ness noun
- unde·structi·ble adjective
- unde·structi·ble·ness noun
- unde·structi·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of destructible1
1745–55; < Late Latin dēstructibil ( is ), equivalent to Latin dēstruct ( us ) pulled down ( destruction ) + -ibilis -ible
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Example Sentences
Those surfaces were neither so steep as to be destructible by weather, nor so flat as to be the victims of floods and deposits.
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Nitrates and phosphoric acid that lie in the topmost stratum of the soil are among the destructible instruments of agriculture.
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Subsistence cannot possibly run short, for the inherent powers of the soil are not permanently destructible.
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Of course, no trace of ancient magnificence, if anywise destructible, can be left in the interior.
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It is this complete combination, together with the absence of any destructible matter, which gives the enamel its lasting quality.
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