annihilative

English

Etymology

annihilate +‎ -ive

Adjective

annihilative (comparative more annihilative, superlative most annihilative)

Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.
In 21st century, almost all leading countries of the world possess annihilative atomic weapons.

Antonyms

creative
generative

Translations

serving to annihilate

Italian: annichilativo
Japanese: 殲滅的な (semmetsuteki na), 絶滅をもたらす (ja) (zetsumetsu wo motarasu)

Portuguese: aniquilativo m
Spanish: aniquilativo m

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for annihilative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)