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withering
adjective
noun
Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
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adjective
Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
“Possessing annihilative power”
adjective
Making light of;- W.S.Gilbert
“Afire with annihilating invective”
noun
Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
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Possessing annihilative power
A devastating hurricane
The guns opened a withering fire
Afire with annihilating invective
A devastating portrait of human folly
To compliments inflated I've a withering reply
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