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devastative

/dˈɛvᵻstətˌɪv/ adj

devastating; highly destructive

Word Origin From Latin 'devastare' — to lay waste completely. Devastative means tending to devastate. The root vastus gives us vast and waste. The prefix de- intensifies. So devastative is literally making completely empty.

adj devastating; highly destructive

The earthquake had a devastative impact on the region's infrastructure.

(形容词) 毁灭性的；破坏性的

地震对该地区的基础设施造成了毁灭性影响。

(adjetivo) devastador; altamente destructivo

El terremoto tuvo un impacto devastador en la infraestructura de la región.

(adjectif) dévastateur; destructeur; ravageur [Qui dévaste, qui cause des dégâts considérables ou une grande détresse.]

Le tremblement de terre a eu un impact devastative sur les infrastructures de la région.

(Adjektiv) Zerstörerisch in hohem Maße; verheerend.

Das Erdbeben hatte eine **devastative** Auswirkung auf die Infrastruktur der Region.

(形容詞) 壊滅的な；非常に破壊力のある。

その地震は地域のインフラに壊滅的な影響を与えた。

(adjetivo) devastador; destrutivo; arrasador [devastador; altamente destrutivo]

O terremoto teve um impacto devastador na infraestrutura da região.

Synonyms: devastating destructive ruinous catastrophic calamitous disastrous ravaging Antonyms: constructive beneficial restorative healing
Word parts: de + vast + at + ive

Related words

devastate devastatingly devastation devastator vastly vastness wasteful wastefully wastefulness wastage waster

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