abrasive
Meaning of abrasive
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.
- 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.
Information about abrasive
Hyphenation of abrasive
abra-sive
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- abrasive is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
abrasive synonyms
Meaning scratchy:
Meaning harsh:
Meaning abradant:
Translation of abrasive
- Italian: abrasivo, ruvido
- Spanish: abrasivo
- French: abrasif, mordant
- German: abschleifend
- Portuguese: abrasivo
Words that rhyme with abrasive
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