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Devasted vs Destroyed - What's the difference?
devasted
|
destroyed
|
As verbs the difference between
devasted
and
destroyed
is that
devasted
is (
devast
) while
destroyed
is (
destroy
).
As an adjective
destroyed
is
(ireland|informal) (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill.
devasted
English
Verb
(
head
)
(
devast
)
devast
English
Verb
(
en verb
)
(obsolete) To devastate.
(
Bolingbroke
)
(
Webster 1913
)
destroyed
English
Verb
(
head
)
(
destroy
)
Adjective
(
-
)
(Ireland, informal) (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill.