"wreckful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more wreckful [comparative], most wreckful [superlative]
Etymology: From wreck + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wreck|ful|pos=adjective}} wreck + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} wreckful (comparative more wreckful, superlative most wreckful)
  1. (poetic) Causing wreckage; ruinous. Tags: poetic
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