Synonyms for erosive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-roh-siv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈroʊ sɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for erosive Other synonyms for the word erosive
- abrading
- abrasive
- acerb
- acidulous
- alkaline
- antagonistic
- anti-alkaline
- astringent
- attritive
- bleaching
- cankerous
- contrary
- corroding
- cutting
- deleterious
- derogatory
- discouraging
- discrediting
- disintegrative
- dissolvent
- eating away
- eroding
- erosive
- grinding
- incisive
- injurious
- invalidating
- keen
- mordant
- negative
- offensive
- opposed
- oxidizing
- polishing
- pungent
- rasping
- raspy
- rough
- rusting
- sarcastic
- scarifying
- scratching
- scratchy
- scuffing
- sharpening
- smoothing
- strongly acid
- tart
- trenchant
- troublesome
- undermining
- venomous
- vicious
- virulent
- wasting
Définition of erosive
- As in acid : adj having acidic, corrosive properties
- As in scratching : adj grating
- As in caustic : adj burning, corrosive
- As in corrosive : adj consuming, wearing; bitter
- As in destructive : adj hurtful, disparaging
- As in abrasive : adj scraping or wearing
- They have been robbed by the erosive action of waves and running water.
- Extract from : « Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know » by Julia Ellen Rogers
- In this excursion only the marginal portion of the glacier would do erosive work.
- Extract from : « Outlines of the Earth's History » by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
- The laws of gravitation, the erosive powers of water, the effects of frost, are just the same at wholesale as they are at retail.
- Extract from : « The Spell of Switzerland » by Nathan Haskell Dole
- She set her face determinedly against the erosive impatience of despair.
- Extract from : « Stranded in Arcady » by Francis Lynde
- The erosive action of the sea, from our present point of view, is of comparatively little importance.
- Extract from : « Fragments of Earth Lore » by James Geikie
- Then the erosive waste exceeds the growth by up-bulging, and mountain decay begins.
- Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1900 » by Various
- They often occur in cavities which have been formed by the erosive action of acidulated water, in the way described in pars.
- Extract from : « Geology » by James Geikie
- There can be no doubt, then, that glaciers have an erosive action, and therefore must be regarded as agents of denudation.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Hills » by H. N. Hutchinson
- It is as if these striking forms were inherent in the rocks, waiting for the erosive forces to liberate them.
- Extract from : « Under the Maples » by John Burroughs
- Vast portions of the mountain have already been carried away by the erosive forces of ice and running water.
- Extract from : « Your National Parks » by Enos A. Mills
Antonyms for erosive
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