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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
frictious en · ADJ
Meanings
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(rare) Of, related to, or caused by friction.
We take out any shoots that are frictious against each other.
2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 390:
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Somewhat abrasive; not completely smooth.
The juxtaposition of big, throaty harmonies to bloody murder on a quiet, hillside playground overlooking a cemetery provides a jolt of frictious hilarity.
2018 November 27, April Wolfe, “Anna And The Apocalypse is a Holiday-horror Cocktail of Singing, Maiming, and Clichés”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2019:
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Synonyms
frictional · frictive