destructive.
Causing destruction; damaging.
Meaning & usage
Causing destruction; damaging.
Causing breakdown or disassembly.
Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy.
Lossy; causing irreversible change.
Blurring an image is a destructive operation, but rotating an image is not.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English destructyve, from Middle French destructif, from Latin dēstrūctīvus, from past participle of dēstruere (“to tear down, destroy”) + -īvus.
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