erosive
[ih-roh-siv]
Origin of erosive
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They have been robbed by the erosive action of waves and running water.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should KnowJulia Ellen Rogers
In this excursion only the marginal portion of the glacier would do erosive work.
Outlines of the Earth's HistoryNathaniel Southgate Shaler
The laws of gravitation, the erosive powers of water, the effects of frost, are just the same at wholesale as they are at retail.
The Spell of SwitzerlandNathan Haskell Dole
She set her face determinedly against the erosive impatience of despair.
Stranded in ArcadyFrancis Lynde
The erosive action of the sea, from our present point of view, is of comparatively little importance.
Fragments of Earth LoreJames Geikie
erosive
(ĭ-rō′sĭv)- Causing erosion.
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