单词 | destructive |
释义 | destructive —destructively, adv. —destructiveness, destructivity /dee'struk tiv"i tee/, n. /di struk"tiv/, adj. 1. tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often fol. by of or to): a very destructive windstorm. 2. tending to overthrow, disprove, or discredit (opposed to constructive): destructive criticism. [1480-90; < MF < LL destructivus, equiv. to L destruct(us) (see DESTRUCTION) + -ivus -IVE] Syn. 1. ruinous, deleterious. 2. unfavorable, adverse, negative. Ant. 1. creative. 2. constructive. |
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