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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 yvlog 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
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of corrosive1
Example Sentences
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.
She wears gloves only when she uses degreasers, which can be corrosive but are necessary to really clean out an especially soiled pot or pan.
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