scabrous
1Scabrous — Sca brous, a. [L. scabrosus, fr. scaber rough: cf. F. scabreux.] 1. Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Harsh; unmusical. [R.] [1913 Webster] His… …
2scabrous — index lurid, obscene, salacious, scurrilous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3scabrous — (adj.) 1570s (implied in scabrously), from L.L. scabrosus rough, from L. scaber rough, scaly, related to scabere to scratch, scrape (see SCABIES (Cf. scabies)). Sense in English evolved from harsh, unmusical, to vulgar (1881), squalid (1939) and… …
4scabrous — *rough, harsh, uneven, rugged Antonyms: glabrous: smooth …
5scabrous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) rough and covered with scabs. 2) salacious or sordid. ORIGIN Latin scabrosus, from scaber rough …
6scabrous — [skab′rəs, skā′brəs] adj. [LL scabrosus < L scabere, to scratch: see SCAB] 1. a) rough with small points or knobs, like a file; scaly or scabby b) marked with or as with scabs; blotchy, encrusted, etc. 2. full of difficulties 3. indecent,… …
7scabrous — adjective Etymology: Latin scabr , scaber rough, scurfy; akin to Latin scabere to scratch more at scab Date: 1646 1. difficult, knotty < a scabrous problem > 2. rough to the touch: as a. having small raised dots, scales, or points < a scabrous… …
8scabrous — adjective a) covered with scales or scabs, or otherwise extremely rough After the incident with the gasoline, Noels burnt arm remained scabrous, and was susceptible to infections. b) having indecent sexual content or connotation, rough The novel… …
9scabrous — sca|brous [ˈskeıbrəs, ˈskæb US ˈskæb ] adj literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: scabrosus, from Latin scaber rough ] 1.) rude or shocking, especially in a sexual way ▪ The film is a joy hilariously funny and unremittingly scabrous.… …
10scabrous — [[t]ske͟ɪbrəs, skæ̱b [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as scabrous, you mean that it deals with sex or describes sex in a shocking way. [LITERARY] ...the scabrous lower reaches of the film business …
