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erose

erose adjective: irregularly notched, eaten away, as though bitten.

Adjective

erose (comparative more erose, superlative most erose)

  1. Irregularly notched, eaten away, as though bitten.
    • an erose leaf
    Synonyms:
    indented, jagged

Synonyms of erose

Forms of erose

comparativemore erose
superlativemost erose

Words formed from erose

Questions about erose

What does erose mean?
Erose means irregularly notched, eaten away, as though bitten.
What part of speech is erose?
Erose is an adjective.

Words near erose in the dictionary

  1. eromenos
  2. Erondu-Cymet syndrome
  3. Eronen syndrome
  4. Eroom's law
  5. eros
  6. erose
  7. erosely
  8. Eroses
  9. erosibilities
  10. erosibility
  11. erosible

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