semicorrosus

semicorrosus [CL semi-+corrosus p. ppl. of corrodere] 1 half-gnawed, half-chewed. sic jacebat non jam quasi homo, sed quasi cadaver a canibus ~um Walth. Ep. 98. 2 somewhat mordant. ~is malitie verbulis susurrantem Ad. Scot OP 491D; cum perfecto silentio et absque ~is verbulis Id. TT 613B.