sandpapery
- adjective
- /ˈsændˌpeɪpəri/
:
áspero
- Meanwhile, sandpapery feline papillae are thought to retain saliva during self grooming, helping cats cool, detangle and distribute scents.
Examples
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The sandpapery skin of the fish made it difficult to hold on to as I tried to catch it.
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The surface of the old table felt sandpapery, making it uncomfortable to rest my arms on.
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The blood spurted, and the creature paused to lick my head with a huge wet tongue that was rough and sandpapery, like a lion's.
Fiction book (1997) -
The left sensitive side also hurts if I stretch it too widely or rub my fingers across it. After I stretch it in all directions to flatten it, it's like a sharp, sandpapery feel, very difficult to describe, but not as painful as it seems.
Blog text (5) -
And so is your skin, as it quickly takes on a dull, sandpapery appearance, while torturing you with a tightness and itchiness your current moisture collection is unprepared to handle.
Blog text (32) -
Her sandpapery hands showed signs of years spent working outdoors in the garden.
Synonyms
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3.7
A surface like sand or rough cloth that has large grains and is not smooth
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3.7
Rough in feel or look because of many tiny pieces
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4.1
Having a surface you can feel that is not smooth
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4.1
Has a rough texture with small hard grains
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3.2
Rough on the skin and slightly irritating
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4.8
Able to wear away surfaces when rubbed
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9.9
Rough to the touch with many small bumps or scales
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7.7
A thing with a rough surface like the outer layer of a tree
Having a dry, rough feel like small loose grains
A rough texture made of large visible grains
Having a rough surface that feels slightly scratchy
A surface that feels bumpy or not smooth to the touch
Feels slightly rough to the touch
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sandpapery comes from sandpaper, the rough paper with sand glued to it, and the ending -y which means 'having'. So sandpapery means 'having a rough, scratchy feel', like a voice, skin, or surface that feels like sandpaper.