abrasively

abrasively

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Medieval Latin abrāsīvusbor.
English abrasive
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English abrasively

    From abrasive + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    Adverb

    abrasively (comparative more abrasively, superlative most abrasively)

    1. In an abrasive manner; in a rude and unkind manner; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings.
    2. Hardly; roughly; in a rough manner.

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