destructible

[ dih-struhk-tuh-buh l ]

/ dɪˈstrʌk tə bəl /

capable of being destroyed; liable to destruction.

Origin of destructible

1745–55; < Late Latin dēstructibil(is), equivalent to Latin dēstruct(us) pulled down (see destruction) + -ibilis -ible

de·struct·i·bil·i·ty, de·struct·i·ble·ness, noun un·de·struct·i·ble, adjective un·de·struct·i·ble·ness, noun un·de·struct·i·bly, adverb

He is spirit, which is eternal; woman is matter, which is not only destructible but altogether evil.

The God-Idea of the Ancients |Eliza Burt Gamble
It differs materially from destruction by fire, for often destructible property is of value after floods have passed.

The Passaic Flood of 1903 |Marshall Ora Leighton
The processes depending on the foreconscious system are destructible in a different way.

Dream Psychology |Sigmund Freud
He was as new as an overnight daisy, and as destructible in Rosella's hands.

The Spinner's Book of Fiction |Various

It is this complete combination, together with the absence of any destructible matter, which gives the enamel its lasting quality.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 |Various

destructible

/ (dɪˈstrʌktəbəl) /

capable of being or liable to be destroyed

destructibility, noun