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de⋅struc⋅tive
[di-struhk-tiv] 
tɪv
–adjective
| 1. | tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often fol. by of or to): a very destructive windstorm. |
| 2. | tending to overthrow, disprove, or discredit (opposed to constructive ): destructive criticism. |
Related forms:
de⋅struc⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
de⋅struc⋅tive⋅ness, de⋅struc⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty [dee-struhk-tiv-i-tee] , noun
[dee-struhk-tiv-i-tee] , noun Synonyms:
1. ruinous, deleterious. 2. unfavorable, adverse, negative.
1. ruinous, deleterious. 2. unfavorable, adverse, negative.
Antonyms:
1. creative. 2. constructive.
1. creative. 2. constructive.
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Destructive
De*struc"tive\, a. [L. destructivus: cf. F. destructif.] Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- often with of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth. Time's destructive power. --Wordsworth. Destructive distillation. See Distillation. Destructive sorties(Logic), a process of reasoning which involves the denial of the first of a series of dependent propositions as a consequence of the denial of the last; a species of reductio ad absurdum. --Whately. Syn: Mortal; deadly; poisonous; fatal; ruinous; malignant; baleful; pernicious; mischievous.Destructive
De*struc"tive\, n. One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.
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Language Translation for : destructive
Spanish:
destructivo,
German:
zerstörerisch,
Japanese:
破壊的な
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