destructible

[ dih-struhk-tuh-buhl ]

/ dɪˈstrʌk tə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being destroyed; liable to destruction.

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Origin of destructible

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

Words nearby destructible

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

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How to use destructible in a sentence

Not only does that make the card less destructible and easier to carry, it also serves a certain psychological function, giving it the feel of just one more card in the stack we already carry.
The Current COVID-19 Vaccine Card is Terrible. We Asked Professional Designers to Create a Better Version|Jeffrey Kluger|August 26, 2021|Time
Those surfaces were neither so steep as to be destructible by weather, nor so flat as to be the victims of floods and deposits.
Return of the Native|Thomas Hardy
Nitrates and phosphoric acid that lie in the topmost stratum of the soil are among the destructible instruments of agriculture.
Essentials of Economic Theory|John Bates Clark
Subsistence cannot possibly run short, for the inherent powers of the soil are not permanently destructible.
Contemporary Socialism|John Rae

Of course, no trace of ancient magnificence, if anywise destructible, can be left in the interior.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne
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 of destructible

destructibility, noun

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