n.
Pronunciation: - ' r ō -siv, -ziv
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 : tending or having the power to corrode < corrosive acids> < corrosive action> <the corrosive effects of alcoholism>
2 : bitingly sarcastic < corrosive satire>
– corrosive noun
– cor · ro · sive · ly adverb
– cor · ro · sive · ness noun