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destructiveness

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de·struc·tive  (d-strktv)
adj.
1. Causing or wreaking destruction; ruinous: a destructive act; a policy that is destructive to the economy.
2. Designed or tending to disprove or discredit: destructive criticism.

de·structive·ly adv.
de·structive·ness, destruc·tivi·ty (dstrk-tv-t) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.destructiveness - the quality of causing destruction
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
harmfulness, injuriousness - destructiveness that causes harm or injury
poison - anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"
constructiveness - the quality of serving to build or improve
Translations
destructiveness [dɪˈstrʌktɪvnɪs] N [of fire, war, weapon] → capacidad f destructora; [of child] → tendencia f destructiva; [of criticism, attitude, behaviour] → carácter m destructivo
destructiveness
n
(of fire, war)zerstörende Wirkung; (of weapon)Zerstörungskraft f; (of person, child etc)Destruktivität f (esp Psych), → Zerstörungswut f
(of criticism)Destruktivität f, → zersetzende Wirkung
destructiveness [disˈtrʌktɪvnɪs] n (gen) → carattere m distruttivo; (of child) → tendenza a distruggere
destructiveness [disˈtrʌktɪvnɪs] n (gen) → carattere m distruttivo; (of child) → tendenza a distruggere


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Here was the secret of the terrible destructiveness of The Archer's tiny missiles.
The result is massacre; not, however, without its advantages, as it eliminates the more brutal and troublesome of the Isosceles; and by many of our Circles the destructiveness of the Thinner Sex is regarded as one among many providential arrangements for suppressing redundant population, and nipping Revolution in the bud.
He was no longer able to go in with the complete abandon of destructiveness which had marked his earlier efforts.
 
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