destructible

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈstrʌktəbəl/ UK /dɪˈstrʌktəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being destroyed

The crates were marked as fragile and easily destructible.

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Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being destroyed breakable frangible fragile perishable

Opposites

indestructible durable imperishable

Word family

Derived forms destructibility

Related forms destroy destruction destructive structure

Etymology

From Late Latin destructibilis, from Latin destructus, past participle of destruere ('to tear down'), from de- ('down') + struere ('to build').

destruere Latin struere Latin *strew- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# destructible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈstrʌktəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈstrʌktəbəl/

## Meanings
1. capable of being destroyed

## Examples
- The crates were marked as fragile and easily destructible.

## Synonyms
- breakable
- frangible
- fragile
- perishable

## Antonyms
- indestructible
- durable
- imperishable

## Derived Forms
- destructibility

## Related Forms
- destroy
- destruction
- destructive
- structure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: destruere
- Root: struere
- Root: *strew-

## Etymology
From Late Latin destructibilis, from Latin destructus, past participle of destruere ('to tear down'), from de- ('down') + struere ('to build').

## AI Etymology
Destructible is from Late Latin destructibilis, from Latin destructus, past participle of destruere ('to tear down'), from de- ('down') + struere ('to build'). The ancestry passes through Latin destruere, Latin struere, and Proto-Indo-European *strew-. The prefix de- often marks removal, reversal, or downward motion in Latin formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as an adjective, it means "capable of being destroyed", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include destroy, destruction, destructive, and structure; derived forms include destructibility.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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