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]