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abrasive adjective

  /əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/ , /əˈbɹeɪ.zɪv/
  • Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface. [First attested in 1805.]
 abrasivo
  • Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]
 brusco, irritante

abrasive noun

  /əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/ , /əˈbɹeɪ.zɪv/
  • A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 abrasivo

abrasion noun

  /əˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/
  • (geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 abrasión, erosión
  • The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
 abrasión
  • (medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
 abrasión, rasguño, raspadura

abrasively adverb

  /ə.ˈbɹeɪ.sɪv.li/
  • In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
 desabridamente, ásperamente
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