abrasive

UK /əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/ US /əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/
adj 2noun 2

Definitions

adj

1

Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.

2

Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.

An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.

Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive.

noun

1

A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.

2

Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.

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