abrasive
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as…A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
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» Tom is abrasive.
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2 sensesA hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
Schleifmittel
абрази́вabrazív
абрази́вabrazýv
Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
- a substance that abrades or wears down
Examples
29 sentencesTom is abrasive.
Tom was abrasive.
Do you think I'm abrasive?
deFindest du mich aggressiv? — Yorwba
He thinks that English sounds abrasive.
I can't stand being around abrasive people.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin abrāsīvus.Borrowed from Medieval Latin abrāsīvus.
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