abrasive

adjective

1 don't use abrasive kitchen cleaners:

grinding, rubbing, polishing, coarse, coarse-grained, caustic, harsh, mordant;

corrosive, corroding, erosive, eroding.

2 an abrasive manner:

caustic, cutting, grating, biting, acerbic, vitriolic;

rough, harsh, hard, tough, sharp, curt, brusque, stern, severe;

wounding, nasty, cruel, callous, insensitive, unfeeling, unsympathetic, inconsiderate;

North American acerb.

▷antonyms kind, gentle.