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abrasive meaning in Tamil

தேய்ப்புப் பொருள்

US/əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/

abrasive in Tamil: தேய்ப்புப் பொருள், சிராய்பொருள், உராய்வுப்பொருள், அரப்பொருள். In English, abrasive means producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.

Tamil words for abrasive

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

English meaning of abrasive

  1. adjective Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
  2. adjective Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation.
  3. noun A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
  4. noun Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.

Full definition of abrasive

abrasive in a sentence

  • An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.
  • Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive.

Synonyms of abrasive

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Questions about abrasive in Tamil

What is the meaning of abrasive in Tamil?
Abrasive in Tamil is தேய்ப்புப் பொருள், சிராய்பொருள், உராய்வுப்பொருள், அரப்பொருள்.
abrasive என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Abrasive: தேய்ப்புப் பொருள், சிராய்பொருள், உராய்வுப்பொருள், அரப்பொருள்.
What does abrasive mean in English?
Abrasive means producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: abrasive (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: abrasive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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