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Meaning of 'destructive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Destructive [ a.]
- 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.
2 . Destructive [ n.]
- One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.

Meaning of 'destructive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . destructive [ a]
Meaning (1):
- causing destruction or much damage
Example in sentence:
  • a policy that is destructive to the economy;
  • destructive criticism