abrasive

Meaning

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.

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.

Synonyms

rough

abradant

scratchy

harsh

coarse

abrupt

rude

rugged

abrasive material

grating

seamy

gritty

raucous

ill-mannered

inclinable

irritating

lubricant

lubricative

lumpen

nasty

polisher

ragged

scabrous

scraggly

scraping

scratching

screechy

scurrilous

shaggy

throaty

tough

uncivil

uneasy

ungentlemanly

unpleasant

unrefined

unsavory

unsavoury

worn

agrestic

unhewn

large-grained

off-colour

rough-cut

undeferential

ungentlemanlike

polishing agent

abrading agent

abrasive ground

abrading

Translations

abrasif

abrasivo

abrasivo

abrasiu

abrasivo

schuurmiddel

fel

brusco

abschleifend

slijpmiddel

doordringend

كاشط

scheuernd

bijtend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin abrāsīvus