abrasive
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6.5
- adjective
- /əˈbreɪsɪv/
:
áspero
- The so-called Attorney General is abrasive, evasive and unpersuasive.
- abrasive personality
She has a way that she speaks that is less abrasive than my man voice.
- She has a way that she speaks that is less abrasive than my man voice.
- Who's the loudest, who can say the most abrasive sentence at the back of this bus?
- And because he doesn't play by the rules and he's just abrasive.
- We in view entitlement as confidence and their abrasive behavior as assertiveness.
- It was not pleasant, but someone served me what it's like to be around me when I'm stern and abrasive.
- And I just feel like those kind of UTF esque videos are a little bit abrasive right now, especially with the state of the world.
- You become this kind of belligerent, you know, chest is out, abrasive, loud, slightly cruel, but it's all bands.
Examples
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Some people find his abrasive manner hard to deal with in conversations.
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Michael's personality, though, was so abrasive that Diana tried her best to keep those feelings buried.
Fiction book (2002) -
At work, when you act like one of the boys, they call you abrasive and difficult.
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Are you always so abrasive?
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I'm not really this abrasive, but you have to be to do this job.
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Rachel, you can be a little abrasive!
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You can be... really abrasive sometimes, you know, that's all.
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You don't have to be so abrasive.
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He can sound condescending to people, like he can sound very abrasive to people.
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Georgy was simply too loud, too abrasive, and altogether too forthright to be a natural friend.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
289
2.8
Unkind and too strict in what someone says or does to others
100
3.8
Speaking in a direct, plain way that can sound rude
50
4.1
Very direct and harsh in a way that can hurt people
46
4.2
Harsh critical words or actions that hurt others
44
1.0
Not friendly or caring to other people
22
7.2
Very loud and harsh in a way that feels unpleasant
8
8.2
Speech or writing that is harsh and likely to offend people
2
7.9
Very harsh and not forgiving when criticizing or acting
Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad
Being very uncaring about other people's feelings
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A hard thing like sandpaper or diamond that wears down and smooths surfaces
How Rude
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Abrasive for a person comes from the same idea: abrade meant 'to scrape', so an abrasive manner 'scrapes' at people's feelings and sounds rough or harsh.