adjective
- tending to deplete or reduce in quantity, strength, or resources
Usage: formal; often used in technical or environmental contexts
Examples
- The depletive effects of overfishing have damaged marine ecosystems.
- Constant stress can have a depletive impact on mental health.
- The factory's depletive practices drained the local water supply.
- Depletive mining operations left the landscape scarred and barren.
- Long-term antibiotic use can have depletive effects on beneficial gut bacteria.