adv
Meaning 1
in a destructive manner: in a way that causes destruction
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
destructively
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adverb
Meaning 2
in a destructive manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he is destructively aggressive
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English destructive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English destructively From destructive + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: destructivament — in a destructive manner
- Portuguese: destrutivamente — in a destructive manner
- Romanian: distructiv — in a destructive manner
- Romanian: distrugător — in a destructive manner
- Spanish: destructivamente — in a destructive manner