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scabrous

[ skab-ruhs ]
/ ˈskæb rəs /
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adjective

having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
indecent or scandalous; risqué; obscene: scabrous books.
full of difficulties.

Words related to scabrous

blotchy, coarse, notched, scaly, encrusted, lepidote, scabby, immodest, indecent, indiscreet, licentious, obscene, scandalous, shocking, unconventional, risque, knotty, rough, rugged, treacherous

Words nearby scabrous

scabietic, scabious, scabland, scablands, scabrid, scabrous, scad, scads, scaevola, scafell pike, scaffold

Origin of scabrous

1575–85; < Latin scab(e)r rough + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for scabrous

scabrous
/ (ˈskeɪbrəs) /

adjective

roughened because of small projections; scaly
indelicate, indecent, or salaciousscabrous humour
difficult to deal with; knotty

Derived forms of scabrous

scabrously, adverbscabrousness, noun

Word Origin for scabrous

C17: from Latin scaber rough; related to scabies
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