Definition
Relating to, producing, or having the nature of annihilation; destructive in a complete and final way.
Etymology
From annihilate plus -ory (suffix forming adjectives, often used with Latin-derived verbs). From Latin 'annihilare' with adjectival suffix.
Kelly Says
This rare word appears mostly in dramatic 19th-century literature—Victorian writers loved piling on Latin-derived words to make destruction sound apocalyptic and philosophical!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُدمّر
mu-dam-mir
BNবাংলা
নিরোধক
ni-rod-hok
CACatalà
anihilatori
an-i-ki-la-to-ri
CSČeština
zničitelský
z-nich-i-te-ls-ky
DADansk
annihilatorisk
an-ni-hi-la-to-risk
DEDeutsch
annihilatorisch
an-ni-hi-la-to-risch
ELΕλληνικά
αποκλειστικός
a-pok-lee-stikos
ESEspañol
aniquilador
ahn-ee-kee-lah-dor
FAفارسی
ویرانگر
ve-ee-ran-gar
FISuomi
tuhoava
tu-ho-a-va
FRFrançais
annihilatoire
ahn-nih-ee-lay-toar
HUMagyar
annihiláló
an-ni-hi-la-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghancur
pen-han-cur
ITItaliano
annihilatorio
an-ni-hi-la-to-rio
KO한국어
파괴적인
pa-gwai-jeok-in
MSBahasa Melayu
penghancur
pen-han-cur
NLNederlands
vernietigend
ver-ni-ti-gend
NONorsk
annihilatorisk
an-ni-hi-la-to-risk
PLPolski
anihilator
an-ni-hi-la-tor
PTPortuguês
aniquilador
ahn-ee-kee-lah-dor
RORomână
anihilator
an-ni-hi-la-tor
RUРусский
аннигиляционный
an-ni-hi-li-ats-ion-nyy
SVSvenska
annihilatorisk
an-ni-hi-la-to-risk
SWKiswahili
mharib
ma-reeb
TAதமிழ்
அழிப்பான்
a-zhi-ppaan
TEతెలుగు
నాశనకర్త
naash-na-kar-ta
TRTürkçe
yok edici
yok ed-i-ci
UKУкраїнська
аннигиляційний
an-ni-hi-li-ats-ion-nyy
VITiếng Việt
hủy diệt
h-ui-diet
ZH中文
毁灭性的
chuì-miè-xìng-de
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li