Definition: causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
Usage: the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit; the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces; a ruinous war
Similar words: destructive
Definition: causing destruction or much damage
Usage: a policy that is destructive to the economy; destructive criticism
Synonyms: ruinous, catastrophic
Definition: extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
Usage: a catastrophic depression; catastrophic illness; a ruinous course of action
Similar words: harmful
Definition: causing or capable of causing harm
Usage: too much sun is harmful to the skin; harmful effects of smoking