abrasive
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/əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/
English
Definitions
noun
- A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
- Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
adjective
- Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
- Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation.“An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.”
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Synonyms
scratchyabradantharshroughunsmoothdisagreeableabrasive materialcausticsouraggressiveemerygratingraspingcoarseirritatingchafing