abrasiveness

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a·bra·sive

(ə-brā′sĭv, -zĭv)

adj.

1. Causing abrasion: scratched the stovetop with an abrasive cleanser.

2. Harsh and rough in manner: an unpleasant, abrasive personality.

A substance that abrades.

a·bra′sive·ly adv.

a·bra′sive·ness n.

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Noun	1.	abrasiveness - the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions harshness, scratchiness raggedness, roughness - a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
	2.	abrasiveness - the quality of being sharply disagreeable disagreeableness - the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant

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abrasiveness

[əˈbreɪsɪvnɪs] N

1. [of surface, substance] → lo abrasivo

2. (fig) [of person, tone] → torpeza f, desabrimiento m

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abrasiveness

(of cleanser) → Schärfe f; (of surface) → Rauheit f

(fig) (of person) → Aggressivität f; (of voice) → Schärfe f; (of criticism) → Harschheit f

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