Hypertext Webster Gateway: "abrasive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Abrasive \Ab*ra"sive\, a.
Producing abrasion. --Ure.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
abrasive
adj 1: causing abrasion [syn: {scratchy}]
2: sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court
delays"; "an abrasive character" [syn: {harsh}]
n : a substance that abrades or wears down [syn: {abradant}, {abrasive
material}]
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