Destructiveness

And Maud's, face brightened; for destructiveness is one of the earliest traits of childhood, and ripping was Maud's delight. ❋ Unknown (1950)

English skulls; and the sagacious Mr. Combe has placed this organ at the back of the head, in juxtaposition to that of destructiveness, which is equally large among our countrymen, as is notably evinced upon all railings, seats, temples, and other things-belonging to other people. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

It is said that the organ of carving upon wood is prominently developed on all English skulls; and the sagacious Mr. Combe has placed this organ at the back of the head, in juxtaposition to that of destructiveness, which is equally large among our countrymen, as is notably evinced upon all railings, seats, temples, and other things-belonging to other people. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

However, their claim in the abstract and in the quote above about "hurricane destructiveness" is not shown by a correlation with , as that does not measure "destructiveness". ❋ Unknown (2006)

This kind of destructiveness is a false passage into a world of pseudo-communication. ❋ Rosenfels, Paul (1979)

Uncle Davy must have had the organ of "destructiveness" pretty fully developed, for fowls, as well as "animils" and "sarpunts," were "smashed up" by him, as may be gathered from ❋ Unknown (1859)

In her character, what phrenologists call "destructiveness," in the comprehensive sense of the word, was superlatively developed. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

"destructiveness" to upset one's mental equilibrium. ❋ Simon Newcomb (1872)

"destructiveness" which characterises the Badawi: he is "keen for satire as a thirsty man for water:" and half his poetry seems to consist of foul innuendo, of lampoons, and of gross personal abuse. ❋ Anonymous (1855)

'destructiveness' and 'capacity to generate negativity within the Executive' ❋ Unknown (2009)

[I will] destruct you!!!!! ❋ Bob882 (2004)

Destruction are a very [underrated] [thrash metal] [band]. ❋ Monster Hesh (2009)

Destructive, as in: I’ll [break] your stuff in a [frenzy] of [rage]. ❋ TheRopes (2021)

[husband]: "#$%&@! i can't [get this] &*^%$!['n] thing to work!" wife: "did you read the destructions?" ❋ Jesse Colburn (2008)

Person #1: How was last night? Last I saw, you [ran] naked into the [diag]. Person #2: Absolute [destruction]. I can't remember anything. ❋ Ace_Go_Blue (2010)

[CATS]: "[All your base are belong to us]." "[You are on the way to destruction]." ❋ Chaos_Man (2004)

"those [dang kids] gone destroyed the school again...burnt it right [to the ground] before anyone even noticed...[nobody cares] about school obviously..." ❋ Anonymous (2003)

[Infernal] [overkill] is a [sikk] album by Destruction. ❋ Anonymous_destruction_fan (2009)

There was [mass destruction] [in the area] recently ❋ Userlol69 (2022)

You read [instructions] to [build] something, so you should read destructions to [destroy] it. ❋ Richard Hundhausen (2005)