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Annihilative

Annihilative \An*ni"hi*la*tive\, a. Serving to annihilate; destructive.

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annihilative

a. Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.

WordNet
annihilative

adj. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" [syn: annihilating, devastating, withering]

Usage examples of "annihilative".

A photon drive, also, required the ship to be loaded with millions of tons of matter and antimatter as its annihilative fuel.

The power stores were situated at the stern—in annihilative containers, in the sidereal engine room not accessible to personnel, and in chambers that had a special purpose.

Long ago, during the thousand-year war that had ended so abruptly with the fake Cylon peace offer and their subsequent annihilative ambush, Adama and Tigh had been combat pilots together, sharing a reputation for bravado and accomplishment much like that enjoyed presently by the brash and daring young lieutenants Starbuck and Boomer.

He wondered if they relied too much, perhaps, on the awesome power of the laser cannon with its annihilative strike capability.

Otherwise, although the envelope was unbelievably awkward and totally unnecessary, dictated as it was by the exigencies of protecting frail protein matter, they could deduce no annihilative perversion of the applied data.

Otherwise, although the envelope was unbelievably awkward and totally unnecessary, dictated as it was by the exigencies of protecting frail protein matter, they 296 could deduce no annihilative perversion of the applied data.