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Ruinous vs Corrosive - What's the difference?

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Ruinous is a related term of corrosive.


As adjectives the difference between ruinous and corrosive

is that ruinous is causing ruin; destructive, calamitous while corrosive is eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.

As a noun corrosive is

that which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.

ruinous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous
  • Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.

    • Derived terms

    * ruinously * ruinousness

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    corrosive

    English

    (wikipedia corrosive)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
  • Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Care is no cure, but corrosive .
  • destroying or undermining something gradually

    • Related terms

    * corrosively * corrosiveness * corrosivity * corrode

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually.
  • Any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact.