Abrasiveness
any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.
tending to ; causing ; .
tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive:
an abrasive personality.
Contemporary Examples
When in disagreement, Scalia became known for the “abrasiveness of his attacks against opponents.”
The Outside Game of Justice Scalia, a Loner With Clout David Fontana June 15, 2014
noun
a substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, grinding, smoothing, or polishing
adjective
causing abrasion; grating; rough
irritating in manner or personality; causing tension or annoyance
n.
“an abrasive substance,” 1853, from abrasive (adj.).
adj.
1805, from Latin abras-, past participle stem of abradere (see abrasion) + -ive. Figurative sense of “tending to provoke anger” is first recorded 1925. Related: Abrasively; abrasiveness.
abrasiveness a·bra·sive·ness (ə-brā’sĭv-nĭs, -zĭv-)
n.
The property of a substance that causes surface wear by friction.
The quality of being able to scratch or abrade another material.
abrasive a·bra·sive (ə-brā’sĭv, -zĭv)
adj.
Causing abrasion. n.
A material used to produce abrasion.
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