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Erosive

That erodes or gradually eats away; tending to erode; corrosive.

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Destructive 84% connected

Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- ofte…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Destructive 84% connected

Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; -- ofte…

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Gnaw 74% connected

To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scr…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Gnaw 74% connected

To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scr…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Caustic 92% connected

Alt. of Caustical

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Corrosive 92% connected

Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mordant 92% connected

Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vitriolic 92% connected

Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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