English Explanatory Dictionary

abrasively

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
  2. Hardly; roughly; in a rough manner.

Pronunciation

/əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv.li/

Word forms

abrasively more abrasively most abrasively

Etymology

From abrasive + -ly.

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