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destructive definition
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Grep of noun destructive destructive distillation destructive metabolism destructiveness Overview of adj destructive The adj destructive has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) destructive -- (causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism") Antonyms of adj destructive 1 sense of destructive Sense 1 destructive (vs. constructive) constructive (vs. destructive) => creative => formative, shaping => formative => inferential => reconstructive, rehabilitative => structural Similarity of adj destructive 1 sense of destructive Sense 1 destructive (vs. constructive) => annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering => blasting, ruinous => cataclysmal, cataclysmic => caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic => crushing, devastating => damaging, negative => erosive => obliterating, obscurant => ravaging => soul-destroying => wasteful Also See-> harmful#3; negative#1 Attributes of adj destructive Familiarity of adj destructive destructive used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj destructive destructive destructive-metabolic self-destructive Overview of adj destructive The adj destructive has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) destructive -- (causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism")
destructive definition