亚洲网紅露点

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destructive

[ dih-struhk-tiv ]

adjective

  1. tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often followed by of or to ):

    a very destructive windstorm.

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  2. tending to overthrow, disprove, or discredit ( constructive ):

    destructive criticism.

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destructive

/ d瑟藞str蕦kt瑟v; 藢di藧str蕦k藞t瑟v瑟t瑟 /

adjective

  1. oftenpostpositive and foll by of or to causing or tending to cause the destruction (of)
  2. intended to disprove or discredit, esp without positive suggestions or help; negative Compare constructive

    destructive criticism

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 诲别藞蝉迟谤耻肠迟颈惫别濒测, adverb
  • 诲别藞蝉迟谤耻肠迟颈惫别苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • 诲别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 诲别路蝉迟谤耻肠路迟颈惫路颈路迟测 [dee-struhk-, tiv, -i-tee], noun
  • 颈苍顎卼别谤路诲别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈惫别 adjective
  • in顎卼er路诲别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • in顎卼er路诲别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍顎卍别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈惫别 adjective
  • non顎吇灞鹇凡醭侔艹︻僼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • non顎吇灞鹇凡醭侔艹︻僼颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辞顎卾别谤路诲别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈惫别 adjective
  • o顎卾er路诲别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • o顎卾er路诲别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 蝉别尘顎卛路诲别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈惫别 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卍别路蝉迟谤耻肠顎僼颈惫别 adjective
  • un顎吇灞鹇凡醭侔艹︻僼颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • un顎吇灞鹇凡醭侔艹︻僼颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of destructive1

First recorded in 1480鈥90; from Middle French, from Late Latin 诲脓蝉迟谤耻肠迟墨惫耻蝉, from Latin 诲脓蝉迟谤耻肠迟(耻蝉) 鈥渄emolished, torn down鈥 ( destruction ) + -墨惫耻蝉 -ive
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The 23-year-old back row, who signed a contract extension in March, was a destructive cameo on both sides of the ball in the Tigers' win over Harlequins.

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A study led by the Met Office found that the extreme "fire weather" that helped spread the destructive blazes of July 2022 were made at least six times more likely by human-caused climate change.

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The nine minutes Hayes played on Friday were particularly destructive, as he registered a plus/minus of minus-13.

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Through Joe鈥檚 raw inner monologue, "You" challenged us to empathize with a man fighting a losing battle with his sanity, and confronted the reality of being open and honest with destructive thoughts.

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Israel's destructive military campaign in Gaza has released a silent killer: asbestos.

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