DESTRUCTIVE, adjective Causing destruction; having the quality of destroying; ruinous; mischievous; pernicious; with of or to; as a destructive fire or famine. Intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.