scabrous
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rəs adjective
1.
having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
2.
indecent or scandalous; risqué; obscene: scabrous books.
3.
full of difficulties.
Related forms
scab·rous·ly, adverb
scab·rous·ness, noun
un·scab·rous, adjective
un·scab·rous·ly, adverb
un·scab·rous·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. lewd, wanton, improper.
2. lewd, wanton, improper.
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World English Dictionary
scabrous (ˈskeɪbrəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | roughened because of small projections; scaly |
| 2. | indelicate, indecent, or salacious: scabrous humour |
| 3. | difficult to deal with; knotty |
| [C17: from Latin scaber rough; related to | |
| 'scabrously | |
| —adv | |
| 'scabrousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
scabrous
1572 (implied in scabrously), from L.L. scabrosus "rough," from L. scaber "rough, scaly," related to scabere "to scratch, scrape" (see scabies). Sense in Eng. evolved from "harsh, unmusical," to "vulgar" (1881), "squalid" (1939) and "nasty, repulsive" (c.1951).
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Example sentences
Here are two brothers, brought up in scabrous surroundings.
The spikelets are borne in an open, spreading inflorescence with scabrous branches.
He is, as this rather scabrous blog post puts it, uncheckable.
Plastic tubes inserted through his nostrils drizzle oxygen into lungs that are little more than scabrous husks.
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