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destructible
[ dih-struhk-tuh-buhl ]
destructible
/ dɪˈstrʌktəbəl /
adjective
- capable of being or liable to be destroyed
Derived Forms
- deˌstructiˈbility, noun
Other Words From
- de·structi·bili·ty de·structi·ble·ness noun
- unde·structi·ble adjective
- unde·structi·ble·ness noun
- unde·structi·bly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of destructible1
Example Sentences
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.
Those surfaces were neither so steep as to be destructible by weather, nor so flat as to be the victims of floods and deposits.
Nitrates and phosphoric acid that lie in the topmost stratum of the soil are among the destructible instruments of agriculture.
Subsistence cannot possibly run short, for the inherent powers of the soil are not permanently destructible.
Of course, no trace of ancient magnificence, if anywise destructible, can be left in the interior.
It is this complete combination, together with the absence of any destructible matter, which gives the enamel its lasting quality.
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