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abrasive

Syllables: a·bra·siveUS/əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/

abrasive adjective: producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.

Adjective

abrasive (comparative more abrasive, superlative most abrasive)

  1. Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
  2. Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
    • An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.
    • Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive.
    Synonyms:
    cutting

Noun

abrasive (plural abrasives)

  1. A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
  2. Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.

abrasive meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

abrasive in Hindi

खुरदरा और खरोंचदार, रूखा, अशिष्ट, और लड़ाका, कठोर, कर्कश

abrasive in Tamil

தேய்ப்புப் பொருள், சிராய்பொருள், உராய்வுப்பொருள், அரப்பொருள், கருந்தக்கல், கருந்தம்

abrasive in Marathi

अपघर्षक, घर्षक

abrasive in Urdu

کھرچنے والا, خراش لگانے والا اوزار
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abrasive in Bengali
ঘষে পরিষ্কার করার উপযোগী, রূঢ়, কর্কশ
abrasive in Telugu
రాపిడి చేసేది
abrasive in Malayalam
അപഘർഷകം, മിനുക്കാനുള്ള, പരുഷമായ, മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത
abrasive in Kannada
ಒರಟು, ಒರಟುಗುಣದ, ಕಠಿನವಾದ, ನಯವಲ್ಲದ
abrasive in Punjabi
ਘ੍ਰਿਣਸ਼ੀਲ
abrasive in Gujarati
ઘર્ષક, અપઘર્ષક
abrasive in Odia
ଅପଘର୍ଷକ, ଘର୍ଷକ
abrasive in Nepali
अपघर्षक, घर्षक
abrasive in Persian
ساینده, سمباده

Examples of abrasive in a sentence

  • After drilling the hole, use an abrasive to deburr the edges.
  • EST was widely criticized for sanctifying selfishness and for abrasive and traumatic training sessions.
  • Abrasive papers and felt cloths with various grits were used for the prefinish.

All 21 example sentences with abrasive

Synonyms of abrasive

Forms of abrasive

Adjective
comparativemore abrasive
superlativemost abrasive
Noun
pluralabrasives

Origin of abrasive

Borrowed from Medieval Latin abrāsīvus.

Words formed from abrasive

Phrases with abrasive

Questions about abrasive

What does abrasive mean?
Abrasive means producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
What is abrasive in Hindi?
Abrasive in Hindi is खुरदरा और खरोंचदार, रूखा, अशिष्ट. See Abrasive meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is abrasive?
Abrasive can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce abrasive?
Abrasive is pronounced /əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/ (US).

Words near abrasive in the dictionary

  1. abrasion platforms
  2. abrasional
  3. abrasionally
  4. abrasionless
  5. abrasions
  6. abrasive
  7. abrasive blasting
  8. abrasive blastings
  9. abrasive disc
  10. abrasive discs
  11. abrasive paper

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abrasive (page history and authors); abrasive (Hindi Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abrasive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abrasive (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); abrasive (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abrasive (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abrasive (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); abrasive (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abrasive (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abrasive (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); abrasive (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); abrasive (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); abrasive (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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