sandpapery
Coarse to touch
Sandpapery describes a texture that feels like sandpaper—rough, gritty, and slightly abrasive to the touch.
It often characterizes surfaces that should be smooth but aren't: His unshaved cheek felt sandpapery against her face.
The word can extend to sounds with a raspy, scratchy quality: a sandpapery voice.
tactile
Uneven in surface
- coarseRough in texture
- grittyCoarse or courageous
- scratchyRough and irritating
- grainyRough with particles
abrasive · textured · raspy · bristly · harsh · prickly · scaly · nubbly
rough
Uneven in surface
grainy · abrasive · textured · raspy · bristly · harsh · prickly · scaly · nubbly · granular
raspy
Rough and grating
harsh · grating · rough · croaky · husky · throaty · rasping · gruff · coarse · scraping
abrasive
Rough enough to erode
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- emeryGranular polishing mineral
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
finishing · smoothing · buffing · polishing · carpentry · coarse · orbital · block · sheet · disc
- touch sensationstouch, roughness, smoothness, softness, hardness
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness