wrackful

[ rak-fuhl ]

adjective

1. ruinous.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrackful¹

First recorded in 1550–60; wrack + -ful

Related Words

• calamitous
• cataclysmic
• catastrophic
• damaging
• deadly
• detrimental
• disastrous
• fatal
• harmful
• hurtful
• lethal
• pernicious
• ruinous
• suicidal
• toxic