corroded
- adjective
- /kəˈroʊdɪd/
- It just looked like a medieval piece of corroded metal.
It just looked like a medieval piece of corroded metal.
- It just looked like a medieval piece of corroded metal.
- What is the life that isn't so corroded with self loathing, guilt, shame, beating up on myself all the time?
- Yeah, in for female relationships, they tend to dissolve if there's more competition in it and male relationships aren't as corroded by it.
Examples
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But you can see there that the it's all corroded here and here.
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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.
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I mean, it does seem to be corroded up here, doesn't it?
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The question is, how rusty, how corroded, how dirty is the link between you and this field of intention.
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What is the life that isn't so corroded with self loathing, guilt, shame, beating up on myself all the time?
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The old car was found with corroded parts that needed to be replaced.
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This statue has corroded over the years due to exposure to the salty air.
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A corroded pipe in the basement caused water damage in the house.
Synonyms
Covered with a red-brown layer that forms on old metal
Damaged and showing signs of long use
Covered in reddish-brown flakes that form on metal
Harmed so it works or looks worse
Antonyms
How Corroded
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.