DESTRUCTIVE Meaning of DESTRUCTIVE in English [de.struc.tive] adj (15c) 1: causing destruction: ruinous "~ storm" 2: designed or tending to destroy "~ criticism" -- de.struc.tive.ly adv -- de.struc.tive.ness n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012