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de·struc·tive

 (dĭ-strŭk′tĭv)
adj.
1. Causing or wreaking destruction; ruinous: a destructive act; a policy that is destructive to the economy.
2. Designed or tending to disprove or discredit: destructive criticism.
de·struc′tive·ly adv.
de·struc′tive·ness, de′struc·tiv′i·ty (dē′strŭk-tĭv′ĭ-tē) n.
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Adv.1.destructively - in a destructive manner; "he is destructively aggressive"
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Translations
بِصورةٍ هَدّامه
destruktivnězhoubně
destruktivtødelæggende
rombolóan
eyîileggjandi
zhubne
yıkıcı bir şekilde

destructively

[dɪsˈtrʌktɪvlɪ] ADV → destructivamente, de modo destructivo
the storm struck violently and destructively → la tormenta se abatió violenta y destructiva
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

destructively

[dɪˈstrʌktɪvli] adv → de façon destructrice
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

destructively

adv → destruktiv; to be destructively critical → destruktive Kritik üben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

destructively

[dɪsˈtrʌktɪvlɪ] adv (act, criticise) → in modo distruttivo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

destruction

(diˈstrakʃən) noun
1. the act or process of destroying or being destroyed. the destruction of the city.
2. the state of being destroyed; ruin. a scene of destruction.
desˈtructive (-tiv) adjective
1. causing or able to cause destruction. Small children can be very destructive.
2. (of criticism etc) pointing out faults etc without suggesting improvements.
deˈstructively adverb
deˈstructiveness noun
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