/ Dictionary / Index D destructive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: de•struc•tive Pronunciation: (di-struk'tiv), [key] — adj. tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often fol. by of or to): a very destructive windstorm. tending to overthrow, disprove, or discredit (opposed to constructive): destructive criticism. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: destructive (Thesaurus) destructionist destructive distillation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language