ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sandpapery

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Sandpapery is an adjective meaning Resembling sandpaper.

Meaning

Resembling sandpaper.

Example Sentences

This name sounds pretty cool though. You like the way it rolls off your sandpapery tongue.
TV talk-show host Les Crane annoyed plenty of people in the mid-'60s with his sandpapery communication style.
A bruiser with a sandpapery voice, he was a reliable teller of corner-boy tales and, it seemed, a willing cog.

Synonyms for sandpapery

Depending on context, synonyms include rough, unsmooth.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rough, unsmooth, sandpaperlike, sandpaperish, sandlike, chartaceous.

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