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corrosive
[ kuh-roh-siv ]
adjective
- 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.
noun
- something corrosive, as an acid or drug.
corrosive
/ əˈəʊɪ /
adjective
- (esp of acids or alkalis) capable of destroying solid materials
- tending to eat away or consume
- cutting; sarcastic
a corrosive remark
noun
- a corrosive substance, such as a strong acid or alkali
Derived Forms
- ǰˈDz, adverb
- ǰˈDzԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ǰ·s· adverb
- ǰ·s·Ա ǰ····ٲ [kawr-oh-, siv, -i-tee, kor-], noun
- ԴDzcǰ·s adjective
- nonǰ·s· adverb
- nonǰ·s·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of corrosive1
Example Sentences
Commission staff have also argued the current work is far from identical from original permits, noting that recent requirements from the state fire marshal mandate new standards to respond to corrosive tendencies on the pipeline.
She added: "The appearance of differential treatment before the law is particularly corrosive."
At sea, there is plenty of wind, wave and solar energy, but building renewable-energy systems that can survive the weather and corrosive seawater is difficult and costly.
In an era of strongmen, those lessons were a necessary corrective to the corrosive words and actions from Trump and others.
The series shines a light on the corrosive impact of social media and misogynist influencers on some teenage boys.
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