: tending to erode or to induce or permit erosion
also
: caused or marked by erosion
erosive arthritis
erosiveness
noun
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The great-flood faction contended that the erosive effects of so much draining water could help explain how coasts and mountains and river valleys formed.
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Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
But maybe the California climate is especially erosive.
—Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
The design firm’s concept also includes the construction of an artificial underwater reef in the ocean beyond the headlands to slow the approach of erosive waves.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Also part of the ICM plan is an artificial underwater reef built of rocks, cobble and sand in fabric containers just beyond the waves between the two headlands, to slow erosive forces and protect the beach.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024
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Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
But maybe the California climate is especially erosive.
—Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
The design firm’s concept also includes the construction of an artificial underwater reef in the ocean beyond the headlands to slow the approach of erosive waves.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Also part of the ICM plan is an artificial underwater reef built of rocks, cobble and sand in fabric containers just beyond the waves between the two headlands, to slow erosive forces and protect the beach.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024
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erosive
adjective
ero·sive
i-ˈrō-siv 
-ziv
: tending to erode or to bring about or permit erosion
the erosive effect of water
erosiveness
noun
Medical Definition
erosive
adjective
ero·sive
i-ˈrō-siv, -ziv
: tending to erode or to induce or permit erosion
erosive lesions
also
: caused or marked by erosion
erosive osteoarthritis
erosive esophagitis
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