sandpaperlike

English

Etymology

From sandpaper +‎ -like.

Adjective

sandpaperlike (comparative more sandpaperlike, superlative most sandpaperlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of sandpaper; rough and abrasive.
   • 2009 May 3, Christopher Gray, “Fidel Castro Slept Here”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     At the third-floor level runs a band of varying ornament, including projecting panels of glazed terra cotta surrounding roughened, sandpaperlike rectangles.

Synonyms

• sandpaperish
• sandpapery