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corrosive

adjective as in consuming, wearing; bitter

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Such was the corrosive paranoia of the time, fueled by McCarthy and abetted by Hoover.

The road salt makes a mushy, corrosive paste that is flung universally about the under-and over-sides of every vehicle.

But there is also something potentially more corrosive happening.

Mr. President, you can speak out and help us confront this corrosive element, but time is running out.

This, surely, has had a corrosive effect on Tejpal and his self-image.

They exert a caustic or corrosive action on animal and vegetable substances.

Number Three was insulated against a frigid but relatively non-corrosive atmosphere.

It dissolves mercury, and with it forms corrosive sublimate.

Many corrosive preparations are recommended for the cure of this disease, but I have decided objections to one and all of them.

This liquor is very corrosive, and tinges animal substances of a blackish brown colour.

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On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to corrosive, such as: acerbic, caustic, destructive, incisive, trenchant, and corroding.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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