The meaning of DESTRUCTIVE is causing destruction : ruinous. How to use destructive in a sentence.

All sorts of wrong ways of doing things and destructive acts were exposed and criticized, and ideological problems were clarified.

DESTRUCTIVE definition: tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often followed by of orto ). See examples of destructive used in a sentence.

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.

Definition of destructive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury. ...the awesome destructive power of nuclear weapons. Guilt can be very destructive.

6 days ago · destructive (comparative more destructive, superlative most destructive) Causing destruction; damaging. quotations