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Pronunciation : De*struc"tive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. destructivus: cf. F. destructif.]
Definition : Defn: Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- often with of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth. Time's destructive power. Wordsworth. Destructive distillation. See Distillation. -- Destructive sorties ( (Logic), a process of reasoning which involves the denial of the first of a series of dependent propositions as a consequence of the denial of the last; a species of reductio ad absurdum. Whately.

Syn. -- Mortal; deadly; poisonous; fatal; ruinous; malignant; baleful; pernicious; mischievous.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*struc"tive
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913