abrasive

pronunciation

How to pronounce abrasive in British English: UK [əˈbreɪsɪv] word uk audio image

How to pronounce abrasive in American English: US [əˈbresɪv] word us audio image

Noun:

a substance that abrades or wears down
Adjective:

causing abrasion
sharply disagreeable; rigorous

Word Origin

abrasive (n.): "an abrasive substance," 1853, from abrasive (adj.).

abrasive (adj.): 1805, from Latin abras-, past participle stem of abradere "to scrape away, shave off" (see abrasion) + -ive. Figurative sense of "tending to provoke anger" is first recorded 1925. Related: Abrasively; abrasiveness.

Synonym

adj.

grating attritive rough erosive sandpapery harsh ragged abradant attritional chafing fraying fretting erodent rasping gnawing coarse corrosive wearing eroding abrading jagged

n.

wool stick pumice polish whetstone millstone emery rasp scouring rubbing stone file sandpaper cleanser buff burnisher compound powder abradant steel grindstone board pad wax cloth rouge buffer sand wheel

Example

1. Rub the entire area with the abrasive side of a sponge .

2. The contained abrasive , filler and reducer can restore the cut lacquer surface .

3. Tales of his short fuse and abrasive persona have been legion ever since his traumatic ejection from citi in 1998 .

4. The presence of striation area is one of the main characteristic on the surface generated by abrasive jet .

5. Baking soda is a natural , gentle abrasive that can help remove plaque from teeth , keeping them clean and white .

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