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abrasive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | scratchy |
| Derivation | abrade, abrasiveness |
abrasive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abradant, abrasive material |
| Type of | stuff, material |
| Has types | emery paper, sandpaper, steel wool, wire wool, carborundum, emery cloth |
abrasive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | harsh |
| Derivation | abrasiveness |
an abrasive character.
Examples of abrasive
abrasive
Anticipating what might occur could help you circumvent an abrasive development.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The combination of heat and abrasive cleaning causes more leaching of chemicals.
From the kentucky.com
I find that south-London people have a similar abrasive, sarcastic view of life.
From the independent.co.uk
Dry ash acted as a sandpaper-like abrasive on all exterior parts of an aircraft.
From the stuff.co.nz
Indy's abrasive track proved too rough for the NASCAR race, forcing 11 cautions.
From the courier-journal.com
The ash is highly abrasive and dangerous to breathe in for both humans and dogs.
From the edition.cnn.com
He can be short on social graces, sometimes abrasive and often highly impatient.
From the newsweek.com
Elsewhere, its sheer abrasive power and lacerating unhappiness are clear enough.
From the guardian.co.uk
Nathan Hines is in a very abrasive back row, with John Barclay and Kelly Brown.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- A substance that abrades or wears down
- Causing abrasion
- Harsh: sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
- (abrasiveness) harshness: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
- (abrasiveness) the quality of being sharply disagreeable
- An abrasive is a material, often a mineral, that is used to shape or finish a workpiece through rubbing which leads to part of the workpiece being worn away. ...
- Abrasive is the debut album by Puddle of Mudd, released in 1997 on Hardknocks Records. The album is extremely rare as it was only released with limited distribution. The band had said that if they ever get the chance, they would like to re-release this album.
- A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing; Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface; Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition
- (abrasively) In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings; Hardly; roughly; in a rough manner
