obliterative
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Tending or serving to obliterate.
adj
Example Sentences
- "The obliterative stage is a natural process of erasing old facts, which frees the mind for new things."
- "Applying conventional obliterative paint over graffiti is undesirable for several reasons."
- "Obliterative diagenetic textures can be caused by recrystallization and/or replacement and result in a complete loss of the original fabrics and the formation of sparstone or microsparstone (->2)."
- "The transaction is not one of indifference to sin, or obliterative of the distinction between righteousness and unrighteousness."
- "This is undoubtedly true as a statement of the coloration, but whether this coloration is in fact obliterative needs further investigation. Of course if it is obliterative, then its use is to conceal the mammals."
- "The obliterative method of reaction seemed to be the most personally satisfying reaction, since more in this group had adequate social adjustments, and derived pleasure from their activities."
Etymology
From obliterate + -ive.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more obliterative (comparative)
most obliterative (superlative)