Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Villainous and destructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Villainous" instead an adjective "Destructive".
Villainous
Villainous adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Destructive and villainous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Villainous".
Related pairs
- foul and destructive
- foul and villainous
- offensive and destructive
- offensive and villainous
- nasty and destructive
- nasty and villainous
- evil and destructive
- evil and villainous
- bad and destructive
- bad and villainous
- vicious and destructive
- vicious and villainous
- terrible and destructive
- terrible and villainous
Both words in one sentence
- Some blatantly villainous or destructive characters tilt this trope into Black and Gray Morality.
Source: Literature / Hussite Trilogy -
Bahdgi's villainous activities have become wild, unfocused, and more destructive than ever since his marriage.
Source: Unholy Matrimony -
There is a very strong tendency in Joss Whedon works for characters with visible tattoos or other body modifications to be villainous and/or highly self-destructive.
Source: Tattooed Crook
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