corrosive
[ kuh-roh-siv ]
/ kəˈroʊ sɪv /
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.
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Example sentences from the Web for corrosive
“This idea that one’s party is allowed to pick the winner, despite evidence to the contrary, is toxic and corrosive, and that is what you saw play out on the floor of the Senate today,” he said.
Pennsylvania Republicans block seating of Democratic state senator, take control from lieutenant governor|Hannah Knowles|January 6, 2021|Washington Post“I just think that’s kind of slightly corrosive to your soul, as a human being,” Friedman added.
GitHub CEO: We’re nuking all tracking ‘cookies’ and you should too|rhhackettfortune|December 17, 2020|FortuneVoting alone does not erase the anguish and trauma of such wicked, corrosive hypocrisy.
British Dictionary definitions for corrosive
corrosive
/ (kəˈrəʊsɪv) /
adjective
(esp of acids or alkalis) capable of destroying solid materials
tending to eat away or consume
cutting; sarcastica corrosive remark
noun
a corrosive substance, such as a strong acid or alkali
Derived forms of corrosive
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Medical definitions for corrosive
corrosive
[ kə-rō′sĭv ]
adj.
Causing or tending to cause the gradual destruction of a substance by chemical action.
n.
A substance having the capability or tendency to cause slow destruction.
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