erosive

1. 1.

   wearing away by friction

   “the erosive effects of waves on the shoreline”

   Similardestructive
2. 2.

   of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

   Synonymscausticcorrosivevitriolicmordant

   Similardestructive

Questions about erosive

What does erosive mean?

erosive means "wearing away by friction". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in erosive?

erosive has 3 syllables: e-ro-sive. The stress falls on "ro". In IPA it is /ɪˈɹoʊsɪv/.

What is another word for erosive?

Close synonyms include caustic, corrosive, vitriolic, mordant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is erosive a common word?

erosive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.