Hyphenation of abrasive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word abrasive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

abra-sive

Definitions of abrasive:

1.	A substance that abrades or wears down
2.	Causing abrasion
3.	Sharply disagreeable Rigorous The harsh facts of court delays An abrasive character

Synonyms of abrasive:

adj	scratchy, rough, unsmooth
adj	harsh, disagreeable
noun	abradant, abrasive material, material, stuff

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.