destructive

[US]/dɪˈstrʌktɪv/
[UK]/dɪˈstrʌktɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causing great damage or harm, tending to destroy

Phrases & Collocations

destructive behavior

destructive impact

destructive force

destructive power

destructive testing

destructive effect

destructive test

destructive interference

non destructive testing

Example Sentences

a destructive act; a policy that is destructive to the economy.

the destructive power of weapons.

the octopus of destructive politics.

It is the most destructive storm in 20 years.

In the end, it will be destructive of our whole society.

he tries to stay the destructive course of barbarism.

Severe damage witnessed the destructive force of the storm.

a baleful look.Baneful is said most often of that which is actually harmful or destructive:

Laser Raman Microspectrometry(LRM) is an important non destructive method for analyse of fluid inclusions.

Those anticancer drugs are effective, but also destructive to white blood cells.

Geological radar is a non-destructive test instrument that detect the underground objects by the quality of discontinuousness of the underground medium.

He is survived by his wife and children. Frequently, however, tosurvive is to remain alive following something potentially destructive to life:

Do not look that powerful nation individual contestant impulse feet and so on Indonesia, Malaysia, their minacity and the destructive power are limited.

It appears to me the worst instrument of arbitrary power, the most destructive of English liberty and the fundamental principles of law, that ever was found in an English lawbook.

It is the art of an Aboriginal group with an extensive and highly destructive contact history who are reclaiming their Aboriginality through the creation of their own modern, urban art form.

Put forward the theory about the apparent hathochromic or hypsochromic shift on absorption peak caused by the constructive and the destructive interferences.

Real-world Examples

Famous philosopher Erasmus once called it “the most destructive of all diseases.”

Source: The story of origin

One uniquely destructive thing about Cyclone Kenneth, it's slow.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

Let's face it, who is ultimately responsible for the proliferation of these destructive insects?

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

Was she brilliant, venal, inspirational, destructive ?

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

The higher the category, the higher the wind speed, the more destructive a hurricane could be.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

It was also the most destructive conflict in history.

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2019 Collection

But caffeine can be destructive after dark.

Source: Science in Life

The Jew is not creative, but destructive.

Source: "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" Original Soundtrack

Actually, manufacturing tablets is environmentally destructive and dangerous to human health.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

The destructive potential of antimatter is simply incredible.

Source: Mysteries of the Universe

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