adjective

destructible

di-STRUK-tuh-bul/dɪˈstrʌktəbl/

Able to be destroyed or damaged beyond use.

The shattered pillar proves that even reinforced concrete is destructible.

A hydraulic demolition crusher bites through a concrete pillar, reducing its lower section to shattered chunks and exposed bent reinforcement.

Etymology

deLatindown, undo

+structLatinpile, build

+ibleLatincapable of being

The roots give the image of something that can be “un-built” or torn down. The ending makes this a property: being vulnerable to complete ruin, rather than already being destroyed.

In context

This Week in Science (TWIS)43:04

because of the small and delicate nature of technology today it's more destructible so interstellar solar radiation can damage the uh you know technology that we use

Science is All About Patience

More examples

These destructible labels tear apart when you try to remove them.
Paper records are destructible, so we keep copies in separate locations.
No toy lasts forever; even the toughest ones are destructible.

Forms

destructible

destructibility noun — The capacity to be destroyed completely.

Similar words

breakable: Emphasizes breaking rather than destruction by any means.
fragile: Means easily damaged, not merely capable of being destroyed.