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Meanings of abrasive in English
Synonyms
Examples for "scratchy"
Examples for "scratchy"
1
Partial sightings, fragmentary reports, scratchy CCTV images... What are you doing here?'
2
I remember the little scratchy blot from the pen on the envelope.
3
Though the voice was thin and scratchy, the words were clearly audible.
4
I feel that when I do that myself I get really scratchy.
5
But a hot, scratchy rope knotted around her heart, pulling her forward.
Usage of abrasive in English
1
Or will an abrasive approach only lead to more reckless criminal activity?
2
However, this was not some sort of denouement from his usually-abrasive stance.
3
As a young man, Devon- shire's ducal manner could sometimes seem abrasive.
4
This week, we check out the abrasive edge of Christchurch's music scene.
5
The often-abrasive Mourinho has a history of falling out with high-profile players.
6
Political analysts and pollsters say Steinbrueck's abrasive style has alienated women voters.
7
Saleratus Bill had carefully removed every abrasive possibility in the two rooms.
8
The abrasive hooker has been one of Scotland's better players this season.
9
No amount of the hardest known abrasive will even roughen its surface.
10
Bolton's sometimes abrasive style got him into trouble in the Bush administration.
11
But does the abrasive roughneck have what it takes to frack himself?
12
It's an extraordinarily abrasive movie guaranteed to rub every last nerve raw.
13
The loud, abrasive opening of the door reverberated up through the floor.
14
If he shouted, he would come off on television as abrasive, unhinged.
15
Renfrew's dull outside of the lab, Marjorie's a nit, and Cathy's abrasive.
16
It seemed the others found their companion as abrasive as Tamír did.
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Abrasive through the time
Abrasive across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common