corsive

adj, noun — 3 senses

corsive

adj

Etymology Syncopated form of corrosive.

1

Obsolete Corrosive.

corsive

noun

Etymology Syncopated form of corrosive.

1

Medicine, Sciences Obsolete A corrosive.

2

Obsolete Something damaging or annoying; an inconvenience, an evil.

  • From commonwealths and cities I will descend to families, which have as many corsives and molestations, as frequent discontents as the rest., New York, 2001, p.107

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