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scabrous
Scabrous (adj) means Rough and coarse to the touch, as if covered in scabs or scales.
adj
1
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."
2
Very unpleasant and off-putting.
"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."
— Peter Bradshaw, T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn’t disappoint (2017)
3
(of a topic) Shocking or indecent, often dealing with sexual matters.
4
(of music or writing) Harsh and lacking any smoothness or polish.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scaber (“scabrous, rough; scabby, mangy, itchy”) (from scabō (“to scratch, scrape, abrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”)) plus English -ous; compare French scabreux and Late Latin scabrōsus.
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What is the meaning of scabrous?
"scabrous" (adj) means rough and coarse to the touch, as if covered in scabs or scales.
What is another word for scabrous?
Other words for "scabrous" include leprose, scurfy, lepidote, scaly.
What is the opposite of scabrous?
Opposites of "scabrous" include glassy, comely.
What are the different meanings of scabrous?
"scabrous" has 3 main meanings: 1. Rough and coarse to the touch, as if covered in scabs or scales; 2. Very unpleasant and off-putting; 3. (of a topic) Shocking or indecent, often dealing with sexual matters.
