Both Uses
corrosive
in
The Hidden Oracle
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- I tried to retrieve my arrow, but the shaft snapped in my hand, the broken end covered in steaming corrosive goo.†
p. 257.1corrosive = damaging or harmful OR (more rarely) something causing damage or harm
- I imagined she would have already hosed us down with acid if she weren't worried about the long-term effects of corrosives on her larvae.†
p. 264.3 *corrosives = things (typically chemicals) that cause damage or harm
Definitions:
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(1)
(corrosive) damaging or harmful -- such as when describing a strong acid or bad behavior
or (more rarely):
something causing damage or harm -- such as a strong acid -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, corrosive can describe a hurtful sarcasm or personality.