Antonyms for erosive


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-roh-siv
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈroʊ sɪv


Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for erosive

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