abrasive

In contrast to the abrasive and high-handed Zakir, Ibrahim is an admired figure among the insurgents.

Do not discard the sandpaper stick or pencil sharpener used by a draftsman just because all the abrasive sheets have been removed.

Saleratus Bill had carefully removed every abrasive possibility in the two rooms.

It has an extensive use as an abrasive for grinding and polishing.

And in the potholes scooped by its whirling waters we recognise the abrasive action of the suspended sand upon the river bed.

The abrasive trade in general uses low-silica high-iron bauxites.