scabrous in Latin
scabrous in Latin is scabrōsus — scabrous means rough and coarse to the touch, as if covered in scabs or scales.
scabrous in Latin
scabrōsus
Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
What does "scabrous" mean?
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adj Rough and coarse to the touch, as if covered in scabs or scales.
"After the incident with the gasoline, Noel’s burnt arm remained scabrous and was susceptible to infections."
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adj Very unpleasant and off-putting.
"The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public."
- adj (of a topic) Shocking or indecent, often dealing with sexual matters.
- adj (of music or writing) Harsh and lacking any smoothness or polish.
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scabrous in a sentence
- After the incident with the gasoline, Noel’s burnt arm remained scabrous and was susceptible to infections.
- The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public.
- What began as a zeitgeisty outlaw romp in the Uncool Britannia of the 1990s is now reborn as a scabrous and brutal black comedy about middle-aged male disappointment and fear of death.
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What is "scabrous" in Latin?
"scabrous" in Latin is scabrōsus. scabrous means: Rough and coarse to the touch, as if covered in scabs or scales.
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