Adjective : an abrasive personality. From Dictionary.com.
Her lapdog abrasively circles the mirror on the floor. From Wordnik.com. [A Moment with Greuze] Reference
Jatupon's hair abrasively and then pulled his ear playfully. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus of a Siam Mosquito] Reference
An abrasively Thatcherite style would be poison to their Lib Dem partners. From Wordnik.com. [David Cameron's ambivalent relationship with the lady in blue] Reference
May I offer a similar suggestion from a different angle and less abrasively?. From Wordnik.com. [Putting the Mass back in Christmas] Reference
'I do know who you are,' he said, not abrasively, 'but to us you re the general public. From Wordnik.com. [Come To Grief]
Tennis is an abrasively conversational sport, its rhythms a piquant form of athletic badinage. From Wordnik.com. [Wimbledon 2010: Anastasia Rodionova hit by moody blues] Reference
Mr Gingrich seems one of those people who is very often right on a subject, but abrasively so. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Mitt Romney for President: Part I, the Competition] Reference
Facts are facts, and when I get them wrong my readers abrasively taunt me in my comment threads. From Wordnik.com. [David Goldstein: Will Blog For Beer: Money, Politics and the Ethics of Blogging] Reference
Here, Squarepusher rekindles early jazz fusion, at times abrasively funky, at others splendidly spacey. From Wordnik.com. [Disquiet » Best CDs of 1998] Reference
"I never realised before just how stubborn you can be," he said abrasively, his eyes glittering like polished steel. From Wordnik.com. [Unexpected Complications]
"Is that understood?" quizzed the senior nurse. response, although Miss Dixon's voice was audible abrasively. enough. From Wordnik.com. [Consultant Care]
According to the Youth Justice Board, most teenage “gangs” should be referred to less abrasively as “groups”. From Wordnik.com. [Groups of New York?] Reference
But Kaufman's Clifton was the opposite -- abrasively so. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
Imagine if he had so abrasively insulted a Reagan two weeks ago. From Wordnik.com. [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference
If you haven't spent 26 minutes watching the abrasively-named on Vimeo. From Wordnik.com. [The Winery Web Site Report] Reference
As written, the characters are either adorably cute or abrasively cartoonish, and often both. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
A lot of stand-up comedians are so on that they're, like, abrasively forcing themselves on you. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
I know that not all people who use their bike or skateboard to get to class act this abrasively. From Wordnik.com. [UCLA Stories] Reference
Avoid scrubbing too abrasively because this can actually irritate the skin and cause acne to worsen. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
"Every day, millions of Americans are barraged with abrasively loud television commercials," Senator. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
I noticed that, after getting over his abrasively wordy style, it's possible to find his fiction enjoyable. From Wordnik.com. [PANEM ET CIRCENSES] Reference
Björk is a pop singer, and I think a lot of people forget that because of her abrasively weird public image. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
Holding a press conference on Wednesday morning, the Democratic leadership was in an abrasively jubilant mood. From Wordnik.com. [Newspaper Tree] Reference
An awakening is underway and spear headed by the dynamic and abrasively emotive musical affect of The Android Meme. From Wordnik.com. [Fulldls.com] Reference
The FBI even has its own Chloe in Janis Gold (Janeane Garofalo), who promises to be every bit as abrasively amusing. From Wordnik.com. [ABC News: ABCNews] Reference
The one that begins with Lennon screaming abrasively over heavily distorted guitars. From Wordnik.com. [Boston.com Top Stories] Reference
“I trusted you,” she said, a little abrasively, “how do I know whether to trust another soldier?. From Wordnik.com. [Son of a Witch]
The lucky boy himself drew me aside and said abrasively, “Couldn’t you have found me something better?”. From Wordnik.com. [Knockdown]
She is getting abrasively hysterical. From Wordnik.com. [Supporter says Clinton getting desperate] Reference
There's something very abrasively fragile about a man's hands. ". From Wordnik.com. [azcentral.com | news] Reference
1933, was one of the most abrasively atonal composers to attain international recognition. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
And she said it very abrasively. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"Well?" he demanded abrasively. From Wordnik.com. [The Arabian Mistress]
They told the father abrasively, "hey man!. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine Blogs aggregator]
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