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The correct spelling is abrasive.
How to pronounce abrasive
noun
IPA: /əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/
Say it like: Abr-asi-ve
The correct spelling is abrasive. A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing. For example: "An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities."
Usage Examples
“An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A substance or material 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.
adjective
- 1.Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
- 2.Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation.
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