abrasively

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Hardly; roughly; in a rough manner
In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings
in an abrasive manner, harshly, roughly
In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other peoples feelings
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A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing
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Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition

Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive.

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Hard granular material of varying particle size, used in grinding and/or polishing, or incorporated in non-slip surface coatings
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substance that is suitable for carving and eroding due to its hardness and shape
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Hard, granular material of varying fineness, used in grinding and/or polishing
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Compound used to rub away or scrape away another substance
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Hard granular material of varying fineness, used in grinding and/or polishing, or incorporated with metal to provide a non-slip surface
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sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
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a material which smoothes and removes marks from wood, plastics and metal; see glass paper and sand paper
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Material such as sand, crushed chilled cast iron, crushed steel grit, aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, flint, garnet, of crushed slag used for cleaning or surface roughening
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A substance capable of grinding away another material
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a hard and wear-resistant material (commonly a ceramic) that is used to wear, grind, or cut away other material
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A finely divided, hard, refractory material ranging from 6 to 10 on the Mohs scale, used to reduce, smooth, clean or polish the surfaces of other less hard substances, such as glass, plastic, stone, wood etc Natural abrasive materials include diamond dust, garnet, sand (silica), corundum (Al oxide, emery), pumice, rouge (Fe oxide), & feldspar; the more important synthetic types are SiC, B carbide, Ce oxide & fused alumina Abrasives in powder form are used in several ways: (1) Applied directly to the surface to be treated by mechanical pressure or compressed-air blast, as in cleaning building stone(2) Affixed to a paper or textile backing after the particles have been coated with an adhesive(3) Mixed with a bonding agent such as Na silicate or clay, the particles being compressed into a wheel rotated by a power-driven shaft
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  Any of a number of hard materials, such as aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, and diamond, that are powdered and carefully graded according to particle size, and used to shape and/or finish optical elements, including the endfaces of optical fibers and connectors   Note: For finishing the endfaces of optical fiber connectors, abrasive particles are adhered to a substrate of plastic film, in a fashion after that of sandpaper   The film is in turn supported by a hard, flat plate   The connector is supported by a fixture that holds it securely in the proper position for finishing   The grinding motion may be performed manually or by a machine   [After FAA]
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Sharp mineral particles, used for metal removal
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Any material used to wear away, smooth, or polish a surface; for example, sandpaper that is used to smooth wood
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A coarse material, such as wet or dry sandpaper that is used to rub against the surface to be altered in order to 1 )make it smooth 2 ) make it rough 3 ) remove the surface material
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a substance that abrades or wears down
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Any substance used for grinding, cutting, polishing, or sand blasting and sand carving The most popular being different textures of silicon carbide and aluminum oxide Such textures are known as GRITS
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  Any of a number of hard materials, such as aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, and diamond, that are powdered and carefully graded according to particle size, and used to shape and/or finish optical elements, including the endfaces of optical fibers and connectors   Note: For finishing the endfaces of optical fiber connectors, abrasive particles are adhered to a substrate of plastic film, in a fashion after that of sandpaper   The film is in turn supported by a hard, flat plate   The connector is supported by a fixture that holds it securely in the proper position for finishing   The grinding motion may be performed manually or by a machine   [After FAA]
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causing abrasion
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Material used for grinding, sanding, polishing or the wearing away of another material Aluminum oxide, garnet and silicon-based compounds are commonly used as abrasives for sanding and smoothing wood
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a harsh cleaning agent that destroys the surface of a coin
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A hard and wear-resistant material that is used to wear, grind or cut away other material
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A material such as sand, silicon or crushed stone used for surface cleaning
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A material used to sandcarve into a substrate Popular abrasives are Aluminum Oxide and Silicon Carbide For standard sandcarving 150 grit is recommended For photo etching 220 grit is recommended
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Substance used to grind or polish other materials
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A product that works by abrasion Products such as cleaners, polishes and pads may contain an abrasive
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a substance that abrades or wears down causing abrasion
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Producing abrasion
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Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface
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{i} substance used for grinding, substance used for polishing (i.e. sandpaper)
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Someone who has an abrasive manner is unkind and rude. His abrasive manner has won him an unenviable notoriety
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An abrasive substance is rough and can be used to clean hard surfaces. a new all-purpose, non-abrasive cleaner. a rough powder or substance that you use for cleaning something or making it smooth
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{s} tending to rub or scrape, tending to abrade
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