corrosive
having the quality of corroding or eating away; erosive.
harmful or destructive; deleterious: the corrosive effect of poverty on their marriage.
sharply sarcastic; caustic: corrosive comments on the speaker's integrity.
something corrosive, as an acid or drug.
Origin of corrosive
1Other words from corrosive
- cor·ro·sive·ly, adverb
- cor·ro·sive·ness, cor·ro·siv·i·ty [kawr-oh-siv-i-tee, kor-], /ˌkɔr oʊˈsɪv ɪ ti, ˌkɒr-/, noun
- non·cor·ro·sive, adjective
- non·cor·ro·sive·ly, adverb
- non·cor·ro·sive·ness, noun
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How to use corrosive in a sentence
And quantity of quality is exactly the thing that cannot brook the corrosiveness of powerful stimulants.
The Joyful Heart | Robert Haven SchaufflerWas he not strong enough to defy the corrosiveness of a mean, vulgar atmosphere?
Cleo The Magnificent | Louis Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for corrosive
/ (kəˈrəʊsɪv) /
(esp of acids or alkalis) capable of destroying solid materials
tending to eat away or consume
cutting; sarcastic: a corrosive remark
a corrosive substance, such as a strong acid or alkali
Derived forms of corrosive
- corrosively, adverb
- corrosiveness, noun
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