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(satellite adjective) physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing" |
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Synonyms: crushing |
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(satellite adjective) making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert |
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Synonyms: annihilating, withering |
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(satellite adjective) wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" |
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Synonyms: annihilating, annihilative, withering |
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