abrasive

A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.

Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.

Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.

Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation.

“An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.”