abrasive
adjective
- wear off or rub off
noun
- rough material used to shape objects by friction
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/ / /əˈbɹeɪ.zɪv/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Medieval Latin abrāsīvusbor. English abrasive Borrowed from Medieval Latin abrāsīvus.
- Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
- 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
Etymology: Etymology tree Medieval Latin abrāsīvusbor. English abrasive Borrowed from Medieval Latin abrāsīvus.
- A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form 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.