English-Spanish translations for abrasive

• abrasivo
• amoladura
• brusco
  El segundo de ellos puede parecer igualmente un poco brusco y se dirige a los panaderos alemanes y austriacos y a los pasteleros italianos. The second may equally come across as a little abrasive and is addressed to the German and Austrian bakers and the Italian pastry cooks.
• irritante
• material abrasivo
• producto abrasivo

Definition of abrasive

• Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
• A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.

Examples

• An abrasive person can grate on ones sensibilities.
• Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive.

Related words

• abrasiveness
• abrasively
• abrasive disc
• abrasive paper
• abrasive wheel
• abrasive blast
• abrasive resistance
• abrasive band grinding machine
• abrasive cutting