the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. highly critical; making light of.
adj. causing or capable of causing complete destruction.
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adj. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
adj. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
adj. making light of
Word Usage
"The demonstrators, from the nonprofit group Housing Works, were protesting what they called devastating cuts that the mayor proposes each year to city services for low-income people with AIDS, such as housing and nutrition, Housing Works said."