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English
Etymology
From omni- + destructive.
Adjective
omnidestructive (not comparable)
- (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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