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

Lawns grow into burgeoning forests, giving cover to destructive rodents and pests.

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

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.

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

tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often fol. by of or to): a very destructive windstorm. tending to overthrow, disprove, or discredit (opposed to constructive): destructive …

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

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.

If something causes a lot of damage, you can talk about its destructive force or power. Something is destructive when it really messes things up.

DESTRUCTIVE meaning: causing a very large amount of damage causing destruction or harm