That lays waste, devastates, or destroys.

That causes devastation, desolation, or ruin; that destroys or lays waste. of a person or animal, thing personified, personal action or attribute. ?…

Despoiling, ravaging; doing damage.

Having the quality or tendency of desolating.

Characterized by causing desolation; = desolative, adj.

That devastates. Frequently figurative, esp. in trivial or hyperbolical use: very effective or upsetting; astounding, overwhelming, ‘stunning’. Cf…

That ravages; destructive, damaging, devastating.

Devastating.

Having the quality of devastating; wasting, ravaging.

Tending to depopulation.

Characterized by or tending to depopulation.

Of an explosion, earthquake, etc.: extremely powerful and destructive; devastating.