Corrosive Meaning
/kəˈɹəʊsɪv/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjEating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
adjHaving the quality of fretting or vexing.
Sentence Examples
The cheapest of nepenthes are often the most corrosive.
Stark inequality is also corrosive to our democratic ideal.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chemist warned that the ____ acid could damage the container.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cheapest of nepenthes are often the most ____.
Word Origin & History
From Old French corrosif.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Care is no cure, but corrosive."
— 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chemist warned that the ____ acid could damage the container.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cheapest of nepenthes are often the most ____.