1. having a rough, gritty texture like sandpaper

Examples

• The cat’s tongue felt sandpapery against my hand.
• After working in the garden, his hands were dry and sandpapery.
• The old wooden table had a sandpapery surface that needed refinishing.
• Her voice sounded sandpapery after shouting at the game.
• The shark’s skin has a sandpapery texture.
• The sandpapery bark of the oak tree scraped against his arm.