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abrasiveness noun

  • The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
 abrasivité

abrasive adjective

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

abrasion noun

  /əˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/
  • 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.]
 abrasion

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.]
 abrasif

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.
 brusquement, rudement
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