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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Words related to destructible

decaying, short-lived, unstable, decomposable

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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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