abrasiveness
Noun
Meaning
the quality of being sharply disagreeable
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
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According to Moe Howard's autobiography, citation the Stooges split with Healy in 1934 once and for all because of Healy's alcoholism and abrasiveness.
Amusement park experts have raised concerns that the abrasiveness of the rock-surface coupled with the length of the proposed water-slide would result in patrons being effectively skinned by the time they reach the bottom.
Each 20KG bar is machined and assembled in Columbus, Ohio, and includes an exclusive Rogue knurl pattern that's precision-cut for a firm grip without the sharpness or abrasiveness of many import bars.
With time, one has to think Ritchie will find a home somewhere in the lineup — with the ideal situation being alongside Bjork and Charlie Coyle on the third line — and that abrasiveness will be imperative.
The band were unhappy with Hannett's mixing of Unknown Pleasures, which reduced the abrasiveness of their sound.
Not too far beneath the movie’s superficial abrasiveness is a desperate desire to be loved, a puppyish determination that is both hard to resist and, eventually, difficult to endure.