wreckful
[ rek-fuhl ]
/ ˈrɛk fəl /
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adjective Archaic.
causing wreckage.
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Words nearby wreckful
wreckage, wrecked, wrecker, wrecker's ball, wreckfish, wreckful, wrecking, wrecking bar, wrecking car, wrecking crane, Wrekin
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I saw that whilst I had imagined my 'mountain to stand strong,' it was yet heaving with the wreckful fire.
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British Dictionary definitions for wreckful
wreckful
/ (ˈrɛkfʊl) /
adjective
poetic causing wreckage
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