adjective
- 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.