abrasive

Day 77Level 2

uh-BRAY-siv

annoying

rough and harsh in manner; tending to annoy

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

hurtful, annoying, caustic, nasty

Antonyms:

moderate, pleasing, soothing, agreeable

Example Sentence:

James is still impulsive, but it's far less abrasive than Eric.

Related Words

overused expression

klee-SHEY

overused expression; something unoriginal

eat up greedily

dih-VOU-uhr

greedily eaten or consumed

pottery of baked clay

UR-thuhn-wair

dishes made of baked clay

fortunate

fohr-TOO-ih-tuhs

happening by chance

granular

GRIT-ee

coarse; granular

unyielding

ihm-PLAA-kuh-buhl

incapable of being appeased