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

He captured Rivers’ essence down to the fit of his dress shirts, his facial expressions and his sandpapery voice.

From Los Angeles Times

Born in Philadelphia and educated at Bennington College, Taylor has excelled at playing characters with a certain sandpapery sangfroid.

From Los Angeles Times

Drawing on West African griot style, she sings with gritty insistence, building up to a sandpapery rasp when her melodies hit their peaks.

From New York Times

But it did have discernible, if gentle, tannins, felt in its fine sandpapery texture.

From New York Times

The fun of this treasure trove begins with its tactile cover: a sandpapery castle against the glossy blue-sky antics of the girl who built it.

From New York Times