abrasive

/ə'breɪsɪv/ adjectivenoun

8 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

ADJECTIVE

1

Causing abrasion.

2

Sharply disagreeable; rigorous.

“an abrasive character”

NOUN

1

A substance that abrades or wears down.

WORD FORMS

Related formabrade

Related formabrasiveness

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®13 points

Words With Friends®15 points

Double word26 points

Triple word39 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinabrasiveway

Starts & ends withA … E

Syllablesa · bra · sive

SYNONYMS & RELATED9

scratchy rough unsmooth abrade abrasiveness abradant abrasive material harsh disagreeable

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