abrasive
adjective
/əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/
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/əˈbɹeɪ.zɪv/
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- Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface. [First attested in 1805.]
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abrasif
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- Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]
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rude
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abrasion
noun
/əˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/
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- The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- (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.]
- (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.]
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abrasion
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abrasive
noun
/əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/
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/əˈbɹeɪ.zɪv/
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- 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.]
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abrasif
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abrasively
adverb
/ə.ˈbɹeɪ.sɪv.li/
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- In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
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brusquement,
rudement
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abrasiveness
noun
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- The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
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abrasivité
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