causing destruction or damage the destructive power of modern weapons the destructive effects of anxiety Mountaintop-removal mining is among the most environmentally destructive activities carried out in West Virginia. compare constructive
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adverb
noun [uncountable]See destructive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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