omnidestructive

English

Alternative forms

  • omni-destructive

Etymology

omni- + destructive

Adjective

omnidestructive (not comparable)

  1. (rare) All-destroying.
    • 1901, George Oliver Shields, Recreation, Volume 15, G.O. Shields (Coquina), →ISBN, page 198:
      Once there was a limit to man's power to destroy, now he is omnidestructive.
    • 1902, Christopher Witmore, Congressional Record June 5-25, 1902: Volume 35, Superintendent of Government Documents, →ISBN, page 6512:
      Stone, bronze, iron, hawking, and gunpowder were added to man’s power to destroy. But now, with the breech-loader and later improved weapons, man has become omnidestructive.
    • 1967, Basil Dmytryshyn, Imperial Russia: A Source Book, 1700-1917, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, page 247:
      To unite this world into a single, invincible, and omnidestructive force is the prime task of our organization, our conspiracy, and our purpose.

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