DESTRUCTIVE


Meaning of DESTRUCTIVE in English

de ‧ struc ‧ tive /dɪˈstrʌktɪv/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ destroyer , ↑ destruction ; adjective : ↑ indestructible , ↑ destructive ; verb : ↑ destroy ; adverb : ↑ destructively ]

causing damage to people or things ⇨ destroy :

the destructive power of modern weapons

destructive to

What is good for the individual can be destructive to the family.

—destructively adverb

—destructiveness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.