His violent and abrasive character from the beginning caused widespread resentment among his vassals.

Cavendish is often portrayed as a sharp-edged, dour, abrasive character.

His replacements were not only less abrasive characters, but as they each concentrated on one area there was less institutional conflict and confusion.

His abrasive character caused so much discontent at Richmond that he was asked to leave at the end of 1909.

The priests used to say I had an abrasive character.

Many writers hoped to have their work included in one of these editions, although they commented harshly on Griswold's abrasive character.

Morris was a brilliant, abrasive character, brimming with ideas about politics and policy.

I played a lot of parts before 'Wall Street,' which was my first chance to play a more abrasive character.

Godfrey was known as an abrasive character who made a number of enemies within government circles.

Eddie is an abrasive character, and it gives nothing away to say that Charlie never does make peace with him.