Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Dreadful and destructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Destructive".
Dreadful
Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.
Destructive and dreadful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Dreadful".
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