corrosively
In deteriorating fashion
Corrosively describes something acting in a way that gradually wears away or destroys.
Acid eats corrosively through metal.
The word often appears figuratively: Doubt worked corrosively on their friendship.
A corrosively bitter tone suggests speech that damages relationships or morale over time.
In a toxic manner
- harmfullyIn a detrimental manner
- dangerouslyIn hazardous manner
- noxiouslyIn injurious fashion
- perniciouslyIn a subtly harmful manner
insidiously · malignantly · virulently · destructively · lethally · banefully · deleteriously · detrimentally
With stinging sharpness
- causticallyIn a scathing manner
- sarcasticallyWith mocking insincerity
- scathinglyIn a severely critical way
- cuttinglyIn a wounding manner
acerbically · mordantly · witheringly · venomously · viciously · harshly · bitterly · acidly
Chemically burning; bitterly mocking
- reactiveTending to respond
- oxidizingCombining with oxygen
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- dissolvingPassing into solution
rusting · tarnishing · degrading · eroding · pitting · eating away · decomposing · disintegrating
In an injurious manner
- harmfullyIn a detrimental manner
- ruinouslyIn a devastating manner
- devastatinglyIn a ruinous manner
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
decaying · weakening · undermining · breaking down · wearing away · crumbling · rotting · disintegrating
poisonously
In a toxic manner
- harmfullyIn a detrimental manner
- dangerouslyIn hazardous manner
- noxiouslyIn injurious fashion
perniciously · insidiously · malignantly · virulently · destructively · lethally · banefully · deleteriously · detrimentally · injuriously
bitingly
With stinging sharpness
- causticallyIn a scathing manner
- sarcasticallyWith mocking insincerity
- scathinglyIn a severely critical way
cuttingly · acerbically · mordantly · witheringly · venomously · viciously · harshly · bitterly · acidly · sharply
caustic
Chemically burning; bitterly mocking
dissolving · rusting · tarnishing · degrading · eroding · pitting · eating away · decomposing · disintegrating · neutralizing
damagingly
In an injurious manner
- harmfullyIn a detrimental manner
- ruinouslyIn a devastating manner
- devastatinglyIn a ruinous manner
deteriorating · decaying · weakening · undermining · breaking down · wearing away · crumbling · rotting · disintegrating · ravaging
corrosivelyprotectively
In a safeguarding way
harmlessly · benignly · gently · inertly · neutrally
corrosivelygently
In a mild manner
kindly · constructively · benevolently · warmly · tenderly
- corrosive substancesChemicals that destroy materials
- corrosive sublimateToxic mercury-based chemical compound