- a substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, grinding, smoothing, or polishing
- causing abrasion; grating; rough
- irritating in manner or personality; causing tension or annoyance
abrasiveUK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈbreɪsɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈbreɪsɪv, -zɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə brā′siv, -ziv) WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 a•bra•sive /əˈbreɪsɪv, -zɪv/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
n. [countable]
a•bra•sive•ness,n. [uncountable] a•bra•sive (ə brā′siv, -ziv),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
a•bra′sive•ness,n.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: abrasive/əˈbreɪsɪv/n
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