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US
/əˈbɹeɪsɪv/
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[ UK /ɐbɹˈeɪsɪv/ ]
[ UK /ɐbɹˈeɪsɪv/ ]
NOUN
- a substance that abrades or wears down
ADJECTIVE
- causing abrasion
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sharply disagreeable; rigorous
the harsh facts of court delays
an abrasive character
How To Use abrasive In A Sentence
- I have also used * toothpaste* to clean the screen; if you work at it, the toothpaste abrasives will get rid of hairline scratches on the screen surface. CIS Threads #1: Interesting Threads from the TRS Model 100 Forum Messages by Phil Wheeler
- Mild abrasives are used to scour pots and pans, oven interiors, and drip pans.
- Yes, there is an abrasive nature to his character. Times, Sunday Times
- They are normally used as industrial abrasives, in diamond drilling equipment, or in glass cutting knives.
- Try to be less abrasive. The Sun
- Egyptians used bath oils, white powders, and abrasives to clean their teeth.
- Participants are asked to wash their hands with a nonabrasive soap prior to having electrodes attached.
- In others, thin faceplates and backplates are bonded to ribbed support structures, in which the support units are made by the assembly of small rib parts or by bulk-material removal using abrasive water-jet machining.
- I am quite an abrasive player who can offer certain necessary things we need to put a spanner in their works and doubts in their minds. The Sun
- This resembles a cylinder lawnmower, and drives a drum to which sheets of abrasive paper are fitted.