Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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abrasiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
roughness | Yes | No | No | No |
abrasiveness (noun) | roughness (noun) |
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the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions | harsh or severe speech or behavior |
the quality of being sharply disagreeable | a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven |
the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses | |
an unpolished unrefined quality | |
the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion | |
used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather | |
rowdy behavior |