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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
Other Word Forms
- corrosively adverb
- corrosiveness noun
- corrosivity noun
- noncorrosive adjective
- noncorrosively adverb
- noncorrosiveness noun
- ǰˈDz adverb
- ǰˈDzԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of corrosive1
Example Sentences
“The domestic use of the military is corrosive,” the brief said.
Your novel takes a deep dive into the secrets families harbor and how corrosive they can be.
Those are symptoms of mass dissatisfaction with democracy’s effects on people’s everyday lives, and Fishkin’s work speaks directly to ways we might remedy the situation, and combat the dramatic rise of corrosive disinformation.
Doing so would lend a dangerous legitimacy to the corrosive behavior of the administration and its supporters when it comes to the rule of law.
Trump’s ability to warp reality works to some extent because of this corrosive political environment.
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