ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Corsive

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Corsive is an adjective meaning (medicine, obsolete) A corrosive.

Meaning

(medicine, obsolete) A corrosive.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Corrosive.
  2. (obsolete) Something damaging or annoying; an inconvenience, an evil.

Example Sentences

From commonwealths and cities I will descend to families, which have as many corsives and molestations, as frequent discontents as the rest.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include corrasive, caustick, cruentous, viced, scorny, brusque.

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