destructible

[ dih-struhk-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being destroyed; liable to destruction.

Origin of destructible

1
1745–55; <Late Latin dēstructibil(is), equivalent to Latin dēstruct(us) pulled down (see destruction) + -ibilis-ible

Other words from destructible

  • de·struct·i·bil·i·ty, de·struct·i·ble·ness, noun
  • un·de·struct·i·ble, adjective
  • un·de·struct·i·ble·ness, noun
  • un·de·struct·i·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for destructible

destructible

/ (dɪˈstrʌktəbəl) /


adjective
  1. capable of being or liable to be destroyed

Derived forms of destructible

  • destructibility, noun

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