destructive

Definition

Causing destruction; damaging.

Etymology

From Middle French destructif, from Latin destructivus, from past participle of destruere (“to tear down, destroy”) + -ivus.

Example Sentences

• "The pastures are filled with gay political drop-outs, persons of reasonable intent who found the scene personally destructive."
• "After rescuing his estranged daughter in the last film, Live Free Or Die Hard, Willis heads to Russia to rescue his estranged son (Jai Courtney), a CIA agent on a mission to protect a whistleblower (Sebastian Koch) from a corrupt government official (Sergei Kolesnikov) with no shortage of destructive resources at his disposal."
• "Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy."