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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)
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| Definition of 'abrasive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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"
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| Definition of 'abrasive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) abrasive
producing abrasion
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Sense: tending to make surfaces rough when rubbed on to them
An abrasive material is unsuitable for cleaning baths.
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 Afrikaans: skuur |
 Arabic: حاك ، خَشِن |
 Bulgarian: изтъркващ |
 Brazilian: abrasivo |
 Czech: drsný |
 German: schmirgelartig |
 Danish: slibende |
 Greek: λειαντικός, που χρησιμοπο |
 Spanish: abrasivo |
 Estonian: abrasiivne |
 Farsi: زبر |
 Finnish: hiova |
 French: abrasif |
 Hebrew: שׁוֹחֵק, גָס |
 Hindi: चोट पहुंचाने वाला |
 Croatian: abrazivan |
 Hungarian: érdes |
 Indonesian: kasar |
 Icelandic: svarfandi, særandi |
 Italian: abrasivo |
 Japanese: ざらざらした |
 Korean: 연마용의 |
 Lithuanian: abrazyvinis |
 Latvian: abrazīvs, ass; sīkgraudai |
 Malay: lelas |
 Dutch: schuur- |
 Norwegian: ripende, slipende, slipe- |
 Polish: trący |
 Persian: خراش كننده |
 Pashto: ګروونكى |
 Portuguese: abrasivo |
 Romanian: abraziv |
 Russian: абразивный |
 Slovak: drsný |
 Slovenian: grob |
 Serbian: abrazivan |
 Swedish: skrovlig, sträv |
 Thai: ซึ่งกัดกร่อน |
 Turkish: aşındırıcı |
 Taiwanese: 導致磨損的 |
 Ukrainian: такий, що обдирає, що шлі |
 Urdu: ریگ مال |
 Vietnamese: để mài mòn |
 Chinese: 磨损的，有研磨作用的 |
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