Autodestructive
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Self-destroying; self-destructive.
"[…] until 1957 he was a painter. However, as he told Bomberg, he was searching for something 'extremely fast and intense' and in 1960 he began 'painting' with acid on nylon, thus becoming a pioneer of autodestructive art, for which he has remained the chief spokesman."
Example
More examples"[…] until 1957 he was a painter. However, as he told Bomberg, he was searching for something 'extremely fast and intense' and in 1960 he began 'painting' with acid on nylon, thus becoming a pioneer of autodestructive art, for which he has remained the chief spokesman."
Etymology
From auto- + destructive.
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