"destructible" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/ Forms: more destructible [comparative], most destructible [superlative]
Etymology: destruct + -ible Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*strew-}}, {{suffix|en|destruct|ible}} destruct + -ible Head templates: {{en-adj}} destructible (comparative more destructible, superlative most destructible)
  1. Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed. Synonyms: breakable, destroyable, wreckable Derived forms: biodestructible, destructibleness, indestructible Translations (liable to destruction): destructible (Catalan), zničitelný (Czech), destructible (French), φθαρτός (fthartós) [masculine] (Greek), καταστρέψιμος (katastrépsimos) [masculine] (Greek), καταστρεπτικός (katastreptikós) (Greek), αφανιστικός (afanistikós) (Greek), 壊せる (kowaseru) (Japanese), 壊れやすい (kowasreyasui) (Japanese), 脆い (moroi) (Japanese), so-stroie (Manx), distructibil [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), nimicibil (Romanian), destruible (Spanish), destructible (Spanish), förgörbar (Swedish), utplånlig (Swedish), förgänglig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-destructible-en-adj-OmTbkHs3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ible

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    {
      "word": "indestructible"
    },
    {
      "word": "undestroyable"
    },
    {
      "word": "unbreakable"
    },
    {
      "english": "incapable of being destroyed",
      "word": "unwreckable"
    },
    {
      "word": "constructible"
    },
    {
      "english": "capable of being constructed",
      "word": "producible"
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "destruct + -ible",
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    {
      "form": "more destructible",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "most destructible",
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      ]
    }
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "biodestructible"
        },
        {
          "word": "destructibleness"
        },
        {
          "word": "indestructible"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed."
      ],
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      "links": [
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "breakable"
        },
        {
          "word": "destroyable"
        },
        {
          "word": "wreckable"
        }
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "destructible"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "zničitelný"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "destructible"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "fthartós",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "φθαρτός"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katastrépsimos",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "καταστρέψιμος"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katastreptikós",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "καταστρεπτικός"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "afanistikós",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "αφανιστικός"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kowaseru",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "壊せる"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kowasreyasui",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "壊れやすい"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "moroi",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "脆い"
        },
        {
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "so-stroie"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "distructibil"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "nimicibil"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "destruible"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "destructible"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "förgörbar"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "utplånlig"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "liable to destruction",
          "word": "förgänglig"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "destructible"
}
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "indestructible"
    },
    {
      "word": "undestroyable"
    },
    {
      "word": "unbreakable"
    },
    {
      "english": "incapable of being destroyed",
      "word": "unwreckable"
    },
    {
      "word": "constructible"
    },
    {
      "english": "capable of being constructed",
      "word": "producible"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "biodestructible"
    },
    {
      "word": "destructibleness"
    },
    {
      "word": "indestructible"
    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "destruct + -ible",
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    {
      "form": "more destructible",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most destructible",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "English terms with IPA pronunciation"
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        "Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed."
      ],
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        [
          "destruction",
          "destruction"
        ],
        [
          "destroy",
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        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "breakable"
    },
    {
      "word": "destroyable"
    },
    {
      "word": "wreckable"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "destructible"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "zničitelný"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "destructible"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fthartós",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φθαρτός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katastrépsimos",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "καταστρέψιμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katastreptikós",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "καταστρεπτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "afanistikós",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "αφανιστικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kowaseru",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "壊せる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kowasreyasui",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "壊れやすい"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "moroi",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "脆い"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "so-stroie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "distructibil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "nimicibil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "destruible"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "destructible"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "förgörbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "utplånlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "liable to destruction",
      "word": "förgänglig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "destructible"
}

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