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sandpaperlike

sandpaperlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of sandpaper; rough and abrasive.

Adjective

sandpaperlike (comparative more sandpaperlike, superlative most sandpaperlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of sandpaper; rough and abrasive.
    • At the third-floor level runs a band of varying ornament, including projecting panels of glazed terra cotta surrounding roughened, sandpaperlike rectangles.2009 May 3, Christopher Gray, “Fidel Castro Slept Here”, in New York Times

Synonyms of sandpaperlike

Forms of sandpaperlike

comparativemore sandpaperlike
superlativemost sandpaperlike

Origin of sandpaperlike

From sandpaper + -like.

Questions about sandpaperlike

What does sandpaperlike mean?
Sandpaperlike means resembling or characteristic of sandpaper; rough and abrasive.
What part of speech is sandpaperlike?
Sandpaperlike is an adjective.

Words near sandpaperlike in the dictionary

  1. sandpaperer
  2. sandpaperers
  3. sandpapering
  4. sandpaperings
  5. sandpaperish
  6. sandpaperlike
  7. sandpapers
  8. sandpapery
  9. sandpeep
  10. sandpeeps
  11. sandperch

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