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   destructive

   /dɪˈstrʌktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. causing great and irreparable damage: "the destructive power of weapons" Similar devastatingruinousdisastrouscatastrophiccalamitouscataclysmicperniciousnoxiousenvironmentally unfriendlyharmfuldamaginginjurioushurtfulwoundingviolentdetrimentaldeleteriousdisadvantageousravagingcripplingsavagefiercebrutaldangerousfataldeadlylethaldeath-dealingOpposite non-violentcreative
   • ▪ negative and unhelpful: "destructive criticism" Similar negativehostileantagonisticunhelpfuldisobligingobstructivevexatiousviciousunfriendlydiscouragingOpposite constructive

   Derivatives

   • 1. destructively adverb
   • 2. destructiveness noun

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