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corroded

corroded

5.8
Damaged by chemicals or rust so metal slowly wears away
  • adjective
  • /kəˈroʊdɪd/
translation icon : corroído
  • It just looked like a medieval piece of corroded metal.

It just looked like a medieval piece of corroded metal.

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Examples

  • But you can see there that the it's all corroded here and here.

  • Yeah, buddy, because this one's not all corroded and stuff, so you can really see what a good job you can do with that.

  • I mean, it does seem to be corroded up here, doesn't it?

  • The question is, how rusty, how corroded, how dirty is the link between you and this field of intention.

  • What is the life that isn't so corroded with self loathing, guilt, shame, beating up on myself all the time?

  • The old car was found with corroded parts that needed to be replaced.

  • This statue has corroded over the years due to exposure to the salty air.

  • A corroded pipe in the basement caused water damage in the house.

Synonyms

rusty
vscorroded
44 2.1

Covered with a red-brown layer that forms on old metal

involves broader chemical wearing away not only surface iron coating
worn
vscorroded
4 2.1

Damaged and showing signs of long use

is caused by chemical action that eats material away
rusted
vscorroded
1 1.0

Covered in reddish-brown flakes that form on metal

is damage caused by chemical action beyond just iron oxidation
damaged
vscorroded
1 1.1

Harmed so it works or looks worse

refers specifically to chemical wearing or eating away of material

Antonyms

304 3.7

Whole and not damaged or missing any parts

How Corroded

perforated
1 4.3
corroded
5.8
pitted
4.4
intact
304 3.7

Surface Forms

corroded positive

Morphology

corroded = corrode (transparent) = corrode + ed

A regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'corrode'; the meaning 'damaged by corrosion' is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Corroded comes from old Latin parts meaning 'together' and 'to gnaw', with the root rodere meaning 'to gnaw'. Imagine metal being slowly 'gnawed away', like the related word erode, which is why corroded means worn away by chemicals.