 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
abrasive
adjective
1: causing abrasion [syn: {scratchy}]
2: sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court
delays"; "an abrasive character" [syn: {harsh}]
noun: a substance that abrades or wears down [syn: {abradant}, {abrasive
material}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Abrasive \Ab*ra"sive\, adjective
Producing abrasion. --Ure.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "abrasive":
ablation, ablative, abradant, abrasion, aluminum oxide, attrition,
attritive, auto polish, buffing, burnish, burnishing, chafe,
chafing, colcothar, corundum, crocus, detrition, dressing, emery,
emery board, emery paper, erasure, erosion, erosive, file, filing,
fretting, galling, garnet, gnawing, grazing, grinding, lawn-roller,
limation, nail file, polish, polishes, polishing, pumice,
pumice stone, rasp, rasping, roller, rottenstone, rouge,
rubbing away, sandblasting, sanding, sandpaper, scouring, scrape,
scraping, scratch, scratching, scrub, scrubbing, scuff, shining,
shoe polish, silicon carbide, silver polish, sleeker, slicker,
smooth, smoother, smoothing, wax, wear, wearing away
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