| Harsh |
| Rough |
| Scratchy |
| Irritating |
| Like pumice |
| Pumice, e.g. |
| Like sandpaper |
| Smoothing stuff |
| Not at all gentle |
| Harsh — scratchy |
| Irritating in manner |
| Rubbing the wrong way? |
| Grainy polishing substance |
| Substance used for polishing |
| Like pumice — rough in manner |
| Chafing against the skin, or very rude |
| (Of a character) confrontational or sharply disagreeable |