annihilative, a.
(ɑːˈnaɪhɪlətɪv)
[f. L. annihilāt- (see annihil) + -ive.]
Such as to annihilate; destructive, crushing.
| 1836 Blackw. Mag. XL. 255 Darkness [seems]..suppressive or annihilative of life. 1865 Carlyle Fredk. Gt. VII. xviii. iii. 129 Victory at Prag considered to be much more annihilative than it really was. |