destructible

[dih-struhk-tuh-buh l]

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adjective

capable of being destroyed; liable to destruction.

Origin of destructible

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

Related formsde·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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Related Words for destructible

decaying, short-lived, unstable, decomposable

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Historical Examples of destructible

He was as new as an overnight daisy, and as destructible in Rosella's hands.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction
Various
Spirit which is eternal had produced matter which is destructible.
The God-Idea of the Ancients
Eliza Burt Gamble
According to the principles of the law of the conservation of energy, heat is not destructible.
Food in War Time
Graham Lusk
But all of them that were destructible had been devoured by hungry flames.
The Triumph of John Kars
Ridgwell Cullum
Annihilation, he says, is impossible, because nothing is destructible.
Essays in Rebellion
Henry W. Nevinson

British Dictionary definitions for destructible

destructible

adjective

capable of being or liable to be destroyed

Derived Formsdestructibility, noun

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Word Origin and History for destructible

adj.

1755, from Late Latin destructibilis, from Latin destructus, past participle of destruere (see destroy).