Definition of "abrasively" []

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

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• "He had three strikes against him from the beginning -- his Jewishness, his Brooklyness, his abrasively unattractive voice -- but he was relentless and uncompromising and lasted long enough to match the times."
• "The FBI even has its own Chloe in Janis Gold (Janeane Garofalo), who promises to be every bit as abrasively amusing."
• "Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett -- two long time analysts and former U.S. government officials -- published a piece in Politico titled, rather abrasively, Ahmadinejad Won."