'Corrosively' definitions:
Definition of 'Corrosively'
From: GCIDE
- Corrosive \Cor*ro"sive\, n.
- 1. That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually. [1913 Webster]
- [Corrosives] act either directly, by chemically destroying the part, or indirectly by causing inflammation and gangrene. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which has the power of fretting or irritating. [1913 Webster]
- Such speeches . . . are grievous corrosives. --Hooker. -- {Cor*ro"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Cor*ro"sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]