destructible

[ dih-struhk-tuh-buh l ]

/ dɪˈstrʌk tə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being destroyed; liable to destruction.

Nearby words

destroy, destroyer, destroyer escort, destroying angel, destruct, destructible, destruction, destructionist, destructive, destructive competition, destructive distillation

Origin of destructible

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

Related forms

de·struct·i·bil·i·ty, de·struct·i·ble·ness, nounun·de·struct·i·ble, adjectiveun·de·struct·i·ble·ness, nounun·de·struct·i·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for destructible

He is spirit, which is eternal; woman is matter, which is not only destructible but altogether evil.
The God-Idea of the Ancients|Eliza Burt Gamble
It differs materially from destruction by fire, for often destructible property is of value after floods have passed.
The Passaic Flood of 1903|Marshall Ora Leighton
The processes depending on the foreconscious system are destructible in a different way.
Dream Psychology|Sigmund Freud
He was as new as an overnight daisy, and as destructible in Rosella's hands.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction|Various

It is this complete combination, together with the absence of any destructible matter, which gives the enamel its lasting quality.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for destructible

destructible

/ (dɪˈstrʌktəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being or liable to be destroyed

Derived Forms

destructibility, noun

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