† desolativeadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Having the quality or tendency of desolating.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [adjective] > devastating
wastingc1230
wastefula1400
spoiling1565
desolative1593
desolatory1606
depopulating1627
devastating1634
ravaginga1649
devasting1659
vastative1667
devastative1805
depopulative1861
depopulatory1864
earth-shattering1864
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 26v The full blast of this desolatiue-Trumpet of Ierusalem.
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