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scab·rous (skab′rəs, skā′brəs)
adjective
- rough with small points or knobs, like a file; scaly or scabby
- marked with or as with scabs; blotchy, encrusted, etc.
- full of difficulties
- indecent, shocking, improper, scandalous, etc.
Etymology: LL scabrosus < L scabere, to scratch: see scab
Related Forms:
- scabrously scab′·rously adverb
- scabrousness scab′·rous·ness noun
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