sandpapery

[ sand-pey-puh-ree ]

adjective
  1. of or suggesting the grating sound of sandpaper rubbing against wood or the rough texture of sandpaper.

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How to use sandpapery in a sentence

  • When he was talking to you you must have noticed a sort of rough, sandpapery feeling under that necklace I gave you?

    Triplanetary | Edward Elmer Smith