abrasive

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Carborundum is used as an abrasive, that is, as a material for grinding and polishing very hard substances.

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  1. adjective Causing abrasion: scratched the stovetop with an abrasive cleanser.
  2. adjective Harsh and rough in manner: an unpleasant, abrasive personality.
  3. noun A substance that abrades.

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  • The hemp was abrasive, and Abigail twisted to avoid contact, but it was impossible. —  BEWITCHING FAMILIAR
  • The Yellowstone is constructed using a non-abrasive, scratch-resistant interior with dense closed cell foam and plastic panels to offer exceptional protection of its contents without adding bulk or weight to its overall design.
  • Thibodeau is known as abrasive, in a state of constant apoplexy on the sidelines. —  FanHouse
  • Talented but abrasive, Clough alienates some of those around ...
  • The Kenny Powers character immediately comes off as so abrasive, you can't really see how he can have a redeeming quality, but it does manifest itself through a series of painful, gut wrenching events. —  FILTER
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  1. from Latin as if *abrasivus, from abrasus, past participle of abradere: see abrade.
 

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/æbˈreɪsɪv/
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