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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