Abrasively

/əˈbreɪsɪvli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner that is rough, harsh, or causes wear through friction; can also mean speaking in a rough or irritating way.

Etymology

From 'abrasive' plus the adverb suffix '-ly,' creating an adverb form that describes both physical abrasion and harsh behavior.

Kelly Says

When we use 'abrasively' for personality—like 'he spoke abrasively'—we're metaphorically comparing harsh words to physical scraping, showing how our language maps physical sensations onto social interactions.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
abrasió
AMአማርኛ
磨擦
mo-chaar
ARالعربية
بزخام
bi-z-khaam
BGБългарски
абрасив
BNবাংলা
কর্ণশীল
kor-n-sheel
CACatalà
abrasiu
ah-bra-sju
CSČeština
abrazivně
ah-bra-zi-v-ne
DADansk
slibende
slib-en-de
DEDeutsch
scheuernd
shuh-er-nt
ELΕλληνικά
απολεπτικός
ah-po-lep-ti-kos
ESEspañol
abrasivamente
ah-bra-si-vuh-men-te
ETEesti
abrasió
EUEuskara
abrasió
FAفارسی
ساین
sa-een
FISuomi
hiekalainen
hiek-ah-lai-nen
FRFrançais
abrasif
ah-bra-sihf
GLGalego
abrasió
GUGU
અવરોધક
a-vo-ro-dhak
HAHA
fada
fa-da
HEעברית
לִישׁוֹר
li-shoor
HIहिन्दी
घर्षणात्मक
gharshaNaatmaaka
HRHrvatski
abrasió
HUMagyar
csiszoló
chi-sho-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
abrasif
ah-bra-sihf
IGIG
n'eti
neh-tee
ITItaliano
abrasivamente
ah-bra-siv-a-men-te
JA日本語
研磨的に
ken-ma-ni-te-ki
KKKK
жөндеу
jhon-deu
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vi-thee
KO한국어
마모적으로
ma-mo-teo-ro-geo
LTLietuvių
abrāšó
LVLatviešu
abrāšó
MNМонгол
абрасив
MRMR
रगडणे
ra-ga-d-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
abrasif
ah-bra-sihf
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်း
kyoon
NLNederlands
schuurend
shoo-ren-d
NONorsk
slipende
slib-pen-de
PAPA
ਖਰ
khar
PLPolski
cierpko
chy-er-p-ko
PTPortuguês
abrasivamente
ah-bra-si-vuh-men-te
RORomână
abrasiv
ah-bra-siv
RUРусский
абразивно
ah-bra-zi-v-no
SKSlovenčina
abrasió
SLSlovenščina
abrasió
SRСрпски
абрасив
SVSvenska
slipande
slee-pan-de
SWKiswahili
kundu
kun-doo
TAதமிழ்
அரைப்பான்
arai-paan
TEతెలుగు
పరిగణన
pa-ri-ga-na
THไทย
ขัดถู
khat-too
TLTL
abrasibo
ah-bra-see-bo
TRTürkçe
sürtünceli
soert-oon-che-li
UKУкраїнська
абразивно
ah-bra-zi-v-no
URاردو
خشن
khashn
VITiếng Việt
mài mòn
my-may-mon
YOYO
àgbà
ah-g-bah
ZH中文
研磨性
yán mó xìng
ZUZU
isilusi
ee-si-loo-see

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