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destructive

/dɪˈstɹʊktɪv/
adjective

  1. Causing destruction; damaging.

  2. Causing breakdown or disassembly.

    "Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy."

  3. Lossy; causing irreversible change.

    "Blurring an image is a destructive operation, but rotating an image is not."

Synonymscalamitous, catastrophic, devastating, disastrous, eradicative, harmful
Antonymsconstructive, nondestructive, productive

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