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 Definitions of Abrasive  [əˈbreɪ sɪv, -zɪv]  

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Definition of 'Abrasive' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) abrasive
tending to abrade; causing abrasion.

2.  abrasive
tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive:
an abrasive personality.

3. (n.) abrasive
any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, smoothing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.

Etymology:  (1870–75)

Definition of 'Abrasive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) abrasive, abradant, abrasive material
a substance that abrades or wears down

2. (adj) abrasive, scratchy
causing abrasion

3. (adj) harsh, abrasive
sharply disagreeable; rigorous
"the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"


Definition of 'Abrasive' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Abrasive
producing abrasion


Translation of 'Abrasive' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: tending to make surfaces rough when rubbed on to them
An abrasive material is unsuitable for cleaning baths.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: skuur Arabic flag Arabic: حاك ، خَشِن Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: изтъркващ
Brazilian flag Brazilian: abrasivo Czech flag Czech: drsný German flag German: schmirgelartig
Danish flag Danish: slibende Greek flag Greek: λειαντικός, που χρησιμοπο Spanish flag Spanish: abrasivo
Estonian flag Estonian: abrasiivne Farsi flag Farsi: زبر Finnish flag Finnish: hiova
French flag French: abrasif Hebrew flag Hebrew: שׁוֹחֵק, גָס Hindi flag Hindi: चोट पहुंचाने वाला
Croatian flag Croatian: abrazivan Hungarian flag Hungarian: érdes Indonesian flag Indonesian: kasar
Icelandic flag Icelandic: svarfandi, særandi Italian flag Italian: abrasivo Japanese flag Japanese: ざらざらした
Korean flag Korean: 연마용의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: abrazyvinis Latvian flag Latvian: abrazīvs, ass; sīkgraudai
Malay flag Malay: lelas Dutch flag Dutch: schuur- Norwegian flag Norwegian: ripende, slipende, slipe-
Polish flag Polish: trący Persian flag Persian: خراش كننده Pashto flag Pashto: ګروونكى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: abrasivo Romanian flag Romanian: abraziv Russian flag Russian: абразивный
Slovak flag Slovak: drsný Slovenian flag Slovenian: grob Serbian flag Serbian: abrazivan
Swedish flag Swedish: skrovlig, sträv Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งกัดกร่อน Turkish flag Turkish: aşındırıcı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 導致磨損的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: такий, що обдирає, що шлі Urdu flag Urdu: ریگ مال
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: để mài mòn Chinese flag Chinese: 磨损的,有研磨作用的

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