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corrosive

[ kuh-roh-siv ]

adjective

  1. having the quality of corroding or eating away; erosive.
  2. harmful or destructive; deleterious:

    the corrosive effect of poverty on their marriage.

  3. sharply sarcastic; caustic:

    corrosive comments on the speaker's integrity.



noun

  1. something corrosive, as an acid or drug.

corrosive

/ əˈəʊɪ /

adjective

  1. (esp of acids or alkalis) capable of destroying solid materials
  2. tending to eat away or consume
  3. cutting; sarcastic

    a corrosive remark

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a corrosive substance, such as a strong acid or alkali
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ǰˈDz, adverb
  • ǰˈDzԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ǰ·s· adverb
  • ǰ·s·Ա ǰ····ٲ [kawr-oh-, siv, -i-tee, kor-], noun
  • ԴDzcǰ·s adjective
  • nonǰ·s· adverb
  • nonǰ·s·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corrosive1

1350–1400; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin ǰōīܲ, equivalent to Latin ǰō ( us ) ( corrosion ) + -īܲ -ive; replacing Middle English corosif < Middle French < Latin as above
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She added: "The appearance of differential treatment before the law is particularly corrosive."

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