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devastative, a.|ˈdɛvəsteɪtɪv|
[f. L. dēvastāt- ppl. stem (see above) + -ive.]
Having the quality of devastating; wasting, ravaging.
1802Triads of Bardism in Southey Madoc i. §2 (note) To collect power towards subduing the adverse, and the devastative. 1839Carlyle Chartism v. (1858) 24 Devastative, like the whirlwind. 1884J. G. Pyle in Harper's Mag. Sept. 619/2 The devastative power of floods. |