destructive

n. அழிவுக் கருவி, அழவு செய்யும் பொருள், அழிவு செய்பவர், (பெயரடை) அழிவு உண்டாக்கக்கூடிய, அழிவு செய்கிற, அழிவுல்ன் தொடர்புடைய, தீங்கான,. கேடு தருகிற, பழிகேடான, ஆக்கக் கேடான, நிலைகுலைவான.

Synonyms

detrimental hurtful noxious injurious deleterious baleful baneful ruinous subversive

Antonyms

wholesome conservative preservative beneficial reparatory subsidiary restorative

De*struc"tive, a. Etym: [L. destructivus: cf. F. destructif.] Defn: Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- often with of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth. Time's destructive power. Wordsworth. Destructive distillation. See Distillation. -- Destructive sorties ( (Logic), a process of reasoning which involves the denial of the first of a series of dependent propositions as a consequence of the denial of the last; a species of reductio ad absurdum. Whately. Syn. -- Mortal; deadly; poisonous; fatal; ruinous; malignant; baleful; pernicious; mischievous. De*struc"tive, n. Defn: One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.

destructive - Similar Words

destructively destructible extructive detractive astructive destructiveness destruie destruct restrictive obstructive