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destructive

Causing a lot of damage.

Meaning of «destructive»

adjective

causing a lot of damage

The hurricane was extremely destructive to nearby towns.

Translation

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«destructive» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
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ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
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The difference between similar words

causing great damage
destructiveable to destroy or damage a lotThe destructive storm hit the coast.
disastrouswith very bad resultsThe plan had disastrous results.
devastatingcausing huge damage or deep shockThe news was devastating for the family.
catastrophicextremely bad, worse than disastrousThe floods had catastrophic effects.

Word family

destroy A2 · verbdestruction B1 · noundestructive B1 · adjective