Ruinous

  • 131destructive — adjective Date: 15th century 1. causing destruction ; ruinous < destructive storm > 2. designed or tending to hurt or destroy < destructive criticism > • destructively adverb • destructiveness …

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  • 132Hezekiah — noun Etymology: Hebrew Ḥizqīyāh Date: 14th century a king of Judah under whom the kingdom underwent a ruinous Assyrian invasion at the end of the eighth century B.C …

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