corsive noun 2adjective 1forms 3 noun2 •(no longer used) 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. — 2001 •(no longer used) A corrosive. adjective1 •(no longer used) Corrosive. formscorsives · more corsive · most corsive