erode
verb (used with object)
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration.
uneroded
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a word derived from
erode.
Example Sentences
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The under-ice river system is still sharp and uneroded.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2023
And the rocks were black, a scorched, volcanic black, with square corners and uneroded edges that gashed at the horses' ankles.
From Bat Wing Bowles by Dane Coolidge
The culminating truncated dome at the western end, with its smooth, uneroded sides, apparently belonged to a later volcanic period than the rest of the mountain.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Hiram Bingham
At the base, however, recent breaking and upheaval of the crust have given rise to fresh uneroded slopes.
From The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America by Ellsworth Huntington
This floor, broken by lava-flows and cinder-cones, was as red and fresh and uneroded as if it were but yesterday that the fires went out.
From The Cruise of the Snark by Jack London
