The phrase "abrasive approach" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a manner of dealing with others that is harsh, aggressive, or unyielding.
Example: "His abrasive approach to feedback often alienated his colleagues, making it difficult for them to collaborate effectively."
Alternatives: "harsh method" or "aggressive style".
A promotional video for his return played up Morgan's abrasive approach under the tag line "back by unpopular demand".
Bill Crothers, the government's chief commercial officer, announced in June that it would start to take a less abrasive approach to its suppliers.
Peter Lilley, who served briefly in Thatcher's cabinet as trade and industry secretary, took a more abrasive approach, saying: "She made us face reality and reality was harsh.
Increasingly, the home secretary is pursuing precisely the sort of abrasive approach that helped to earn the Tories their reputation as "the nasty party".
A former prosecutor, Mr. Christie has become a political sensation by discarding the usual pleasantries in favor of a brash and sometimes abrasive approach to governing.
Add in a style of play that made both players and fans unhappy, and an abrasive approach to the media, and you have a reservoir of goodwill that is not exactly overflowing.
Bristling at the sometimes-abrasive approach, Republican lawmakers have fought to freeze or depress the commission's $205 million budget.
The success they have enjoyed in the five seasons since Lenagan succeeded Maurice Lindsay as chairman, initially under the Australian coach Michael Maguire, with Wane as his assistant before Maguire joined South Sydney at the end of 2011, has been built on an abrasive, aggressive approach.
The decision in late April to sideline Yanis Varoufakis, who had alienated his fellow euro-zone finance ministers through an abrasive and confrontational approach, helped.
A manager does not have to be popular but he needs to be respected and, though there were times when the players warmed to him and even found him good company, Van Gaal's often abrasive, almost schoolmasterly approach rubbed against the players like sandpaper.
He also tweeted urging the regulator to "please work with us to make things right" — apparently signaling a change in tone for a company which, under founder Travis Kalanick, gained a reputation for being aggressive and abrasive in its approach to regulators and regulation.
