wreckful

[ rek-fuh l ]
/ ˈrɛk fəl /

adjective Archaic.

causing wreckage.

Origin of wreckful

First recorded in 1590–1600; wreck + -ful

Example sentences from the Web for wreckful

  • I saw that whilst I had imagined my 'mountain to stand strong,' it was yet heaving with the wreckful fire.

    Discipline |Mary Brunton

British Dictionary definitions for wreckful

wreckful
/ (ˈrɛkfʊl) /

adjective

poetic causing wreckage