Abrasive is an adjective meaning tending to wear away by rubbing or causing irritation. Its origin is derived from the Latin verb 'radere', meaning 'to scrape'.
Abrasive, sürtünerek aşındırmaya eğilimli veya tahrişe neden olan bir sıfattır. Kökeni, 'kazımak' anlamına gelen Latince 'radere' fiilinden türetilmiştir.
| Word | abrasive |
|---|---|
| Date | April 2, 2016 |
| Type | adjective |
| Syllables | uh-BRAY-siv |
| Etymology | Once upon a time, English had two different but similarly derived words meaning "to wear down": abrade and abrase. However, in this fairy tale, only one of the two had a happy ending; while abrade remains a familiar word to modern English speakers, abrase has become quite rare. And yet, abrase lives on in its descendant abrasive, which was formed by combining the verb with the -ive suffix. Both of the verbs, and by extension abrasive, can be traced back to the Latin verb abradere, meaning "to scrape off." Abradere in turn is a combination of ab- and radere, meaning "to scrape." |
| Examples | Coworkers tolerated Jane's abrasive personality because she was brilliant, but many privately wished she could learn to be a bit more polite. "He comes across as direct, confident but not cocky or abrasive." — Steve Flowers, The Jacksonville (Alabama) News, 23 Feb. 2016 |
| Definition | 1 : tending to wear away by rubbing 2 : causing irritation |
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