erosive Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite wearing away by friction
    • the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline
  2. adjective satellite of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
    vitriolic; corrosive; mordant; caustic.

WordNet


E*ro"sive adjective
Definitions
  1. That erodes or gradually eats away; tending to erode; corrosive. Humble.

Webster 1913