scabrous

  • 11scabrous — scabrously, adv. scabrousness, n. /skab reuhs/, adj. 1. having a rough surface because of minute points or projections. 2. indecent or scandalous; risqué; obscene: scabrous books. 3. full of difficulties. [1575 85; < L scab(e)r rough + OUS] S …

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  • 12scabrous — scab|rous [ skeıbrəs ] adjective 1. ) LITERARY something that is scabrous is shocking because it involves sex 2. ) FORMAL covered with rough areas or SCABS …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13scabrous — adjective literary rude or shocking, especially in a sexual way: The film is a joy hilariously funny and unremittingly scabrous …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14scabrous — UK [ˈskeɪbrəs] / US adjective 1) literary something that is scabrous is shocking because it involves sex 2) formal covered with rough areas or scabs …

    English dictionary

  • 15scabrous —   a. having rough or scurfy surface; scaly; full of difficulties; risqué; obscene.    ♦ scabrate, a.    ♦ scabrescent, a. scaberulous.    ♦ scabrid, a. somewhat scabrous.    ♦ scabrities, n. scabby skin condition …

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  • 16scabrous gentian — šiurkštusis gencijonas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gencijoninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Gentiana scabra), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Gentiana scabra angl. scabrous gentian šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių&#8230; …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 17scabrous — adj. [L. scaber, rough] Rough; rugged; with little rigid points or minute irregularities …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 18scabrous — Synonyms and related words: asperous, bristly, craggy, downy, flaky, flocculent, furfuraceous, harsh, jagged, knobby, knotty, lentiginous, lepidote, off color, prickly, racy, risky, risque, rugged, salty, scabby, scabious, scaly, scraggy, scurfy …

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  • 19scabrous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. scabby, scaly; difficult, thorny; risqué, salacious. See layer, difficulty, impurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rough] Syn. scaly, scabby, coarse, notched, blotchy, encrusted; see also rough 1 . 2 …

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  • 20scabrous — see SCAB …

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