abrasive

Meaning of abrasive

noun
  1. A substance or material 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.
adjective
  1. Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
  2. Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation.
    An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.

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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:

scratchy

Meaning harsh:

harsh

Meaning abradant:

abradant

Translation of abrasive

Words that rhyme with abrasive

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