adjective
- having the power to destroy completely or wipe out entirely
Usage: formal; often used in medical or technical contexts
Examples
- The obliterative effects of the hurricane left nothing standing in its path.
- Doctors used obliterative therapy to destroy the abnormal tissue.
- The obliterative bombing campaign targeted enemy infrastructure.
- Time had an obliterative effect on the ancient inscriptions.
- The obliterative power of the acid dissolved the metal completely.
- Researchers studied the obliterative impact of the disease on brain cells.