abrasive
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EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
abrasive (comparative more abrasive, superlative most abrasive)
- Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface. [First attested in 1805.]
- Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]
- An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.
- Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
producing abrasion; rough
rough and coarse in manner or disposition
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NounEdit
abrasive (plural abrasives)
- A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
- (geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
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TranslationsEdit
substance used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ “abrasive” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, →ISBN, page 7.