destructive

«destructive» in Mova's school dictionary: causing a lot of damage or ruin — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (destructive, more destructive, most destructive)

meaning for a pupil

1) Destructive means causing a lot of damage or ruin. tree →

2) A destructive person or animal often breaks or ruins things. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography, storms, floods, earthquakes and fires can be destructive. In everyday life, a puppy can be destructive and chew shoes. In stories, a destructive villain wrecks things. Phrases: «destructive storm», «destructive behaviour», «the destructive power of».

examples

• The storm was very destructive and flattened many houses. tree →
• Our puppy is destructive when she is bored. tree →
• Earthquakes can be extremely destructive. tree →
• Throwing things in anger is destructive behaviour. tree →
• Some insects are destructive to crops. tree →
• The fire was the most destructive in the town's history. tree →
• Rabbits can be destructive in a vegetable garden. tree →
• THE OXEN once upon a time sought to destroy the Butchers, who practiced a trade destructive to their race. tree →

note

From «destroy» and «destruction». Opposite: «constructive» (helpful, building up). «Constructive criticism» helps; «destructive criticism» only hurts. Not a number word, but «more destructive» compares damage.

In the corpora

• "The deterrent" is the British official way to say nuclear weapons, the most destructive bombs ever made.
• Bored animals can become unhappy and destructive, so they need toys, play, walks and new things to sniff.
• A bored pet can become unhappy and destructive; toys, play, walks and new things to sniff keep it happy.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «destructive» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.