An alternative adjective form meaning capable of causing devastation or extremely destructive in nature.
From devastate + -ive (adjective-forming suffix from Latin). While 'devastating' is more common, 'devastative' follows the standard English pattern of creating adjectives from verbs.
Though 'devastating' is the standard form, 'devastative' appears in older texts and specialized writing, showing how English sometimes has multiple correct forms that slowly get winnowed down—like natural selection for grammar!
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