destructive
adj.adj. causing a lot of damage or harm to something. You use this to describe things that break, ruin, or destroy what they touch.
adj. causing great and irreparable harm or damage. In a computing context, it refers to operations that overwrite or delete data permanently.
The storm caused destructive winds across the coast.
The software update included a destructive installation process that wiped all existing user settings.
The board recognized that the CEO's management style was becoming increasingly destructive to company morale and long-term stability.
From Middle English destructyve, from Middle French destructif, from Latin dēstrūctīvus, from past participle of dēstruere (“to tear down, destroy”) + -īvus.
Commonly modifies nouns like 'behavior', 'forces', or 'testing'. In technical contexts, it often contrasts with 'non-destructive'.