annihilative

• Adjectif décrivant ce qui a le pouvoir d'anéantir ou de détruire complètement ou totalement ; d'un usage rare en anglais moderne.

An adjective describing something that has the power to completely destroy or obliterate; now rarely used in modern English.

1. Causing total destructionC2formal

   Able to cause or resulting in complete and utter destruction.

   qui cause une destruction totale

   • The bomb had an annihilative effect on the entire city.
   • The army used annihilative force to suppress the rebellion.
   • The disease proved annihilative to the local population.

   Synonymescataclysmiccatastrophicdestructivedevastatingruinous

   Antonymesconstructivecreativepreservativeprotective