Sandpaperlike

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of sandpaper; rough and abrasive.

    "At the third-floor level runs a band of varying ornament, including projecting panels of glazed terra cotta surrounding roughened, sandpaperlike rectangles."

Synonyms

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sandpaperishsandpaperishsandpaperysandpapery

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"At the third-floor level runs a band of varying ornament, including projecting panels of glazed terra cotta surrounding roughened, sandpaperlike rectangles."

Etymology

From sandpaper + -like.

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