"undestructive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more undestructive [comparative], most undestructive [superlative]
Etymology: un- + destructive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|destructive}} un- + destructive Head templates: {{en-adj}} undestructive (comparative more undestructive, superlative most undestructive)
  1. Not destructive; helpful. Synonyms: nondestructive Derived forms: undestructively Translations (not destructive): nedistructiv (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-undestructive-en-adj-qEot8xbw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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