Scabrous Definition

skăbrəs, skābrəs

adjective

Rough with small points or knobs, like a file; scaly or scabby.

Webster's New World

Marked with or as with scabs; blotchy, encrusted, etc.

Webster's New World

Indecent, shocking, improper, scandalous, etc.

Webster's New World

Full of difficulties.

Webster's New World

Having indecent sexual content or connotation, rough.

The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public.

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Origin of Scabrous

Late Latin scabrōsus from scaber scabr- scurfy

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin scabrosus, same root as scab.

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