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Destructive

/dɪˈstrʌktɪv/

Causing significant damage or harm to something.

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The storm was very destructive to the village.She has a destructive habit of breaking things.

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Derived from the Latin word destructivus, meaning capable of demolishing or causing ruin, originating from destruct- which is the stem of destruo, meaning to tear down.

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