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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a substance that abrades or wears down;
[syn: abrasive, abradant, abrasive material]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. causing abrasion;
[syn: abrasive, scratchy]

2. sharply disagreeable; rigorous;
- Example: "the harsh facts of court delays"
- Example: "an abrasive character"
[syn: harsh, abrasive]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Abrasive \Ab*ra"sive\, a.
   Producing abrasion. --Ure.
   [1913 Webster] Abraum


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

abrasive
    adj 1: causing abrasion [syn: abrasive, scratchy]
    2: sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court
       delays"; "an abrasive character" [syn: harsh, abrasive]
    n 1: a substance that abrades or wears down [syn: abrasive,
         abradant, abrasive material]