abrasive

And she is the one with far more abrasive things to say.

He was going to be abrasive company for three weeks.

But others who know him say he was difficult and abrasive.

I can remember being short with people and, in the eyes of some, abrasive.

This guy can be interesting even if he is abrasive.

But he also knows how to keep a firm hand without being abrasive.

My father's great, but for some reason we have an abrasive effect on each other in a crisis.

Any more than he wanted to hear Harry's abrasive voice.

It's become clear that while he's abrasive, he is professional.

Sometimes an abrasive like sand is used to create different effects.

This is both more durable and less abrasive than paper.

The face and the intelligence, which can be abrasive, are ever evident.

Officers all have their styles, some more abrasive than others.

The priests used to say I had an abrasive character.

Start the machine with the abrasive belt clear of the floor.

They can use abrasive items too to make it stronger.

The last thing I wanted was his abrasive intrusion into this.

John is known to us by his abrasive, impatient manner.

Visitors might be abrasive at times but never the natives.

His abrasive voice cut through the noisy conversation at the military end of the table.

"It's hard to find people who will be abrasive," he said.

A Federal court decision called him a "highly aggressive and abrasive individual."

The impact of the free abrasive particles on the work surface.

Switzer was known for being abrasive and difficult on the set.