• (a.) 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. • (n.) One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.Destruct... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/destructive/
De·struc'tive adjective [ Latin destructivus : confer French destructif .] 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 destructi... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/49
adjective causing destruction or much damage; `a policy that is destructive to the economy`; `destructive criticism` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
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 criticism. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/destructive