sandpapery

[ sand-pey-puh-ree ]

adjective

1. of or suggesting the grating sound of sandpaper rubbing against wood or the rough texture of sandpaper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandpapery¹

sandpaper + -y ¹

Example Sentences

When he was talking to you you must have noticed a sort of rough, sandpapery feeling under that necklace I gave you?

From Project Gutenberg