"devastative" meaning in English

See devastative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more devastative [comparative], most devastative [superlative]
Etymology: From devastate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|devastate|ive}} devastate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} devastative (comparative more devastative, superlative most devastative)
  1. devastating; highly destructive
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