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devastating
adjective
Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
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adjective
Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
“Possessing annihilative power”
adjective
Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
“A crushing blow”
adjective
Making light of
“Afire with annihilating invective”
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Possessing annihilative power
A devastating hurricane
The guns opened a withering fire
A crushing blow
A crushing rejection
Bone-crushing
Afire with annihilating invective
A devastating portrait of human folly
{'source': 'W.S.Gilbert', 'text': "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"}
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