scabrous
Senso (Inglese)
- Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
- (figuratively) Disgusting, repellent.
- (figuratively) Salacious, scandalous; concerning oneself with lurid or lascivious substance.
- (figuratively) Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical.
- (figuratively) Difficult, thorny, troublesome, requiring tact.
- (US, figuratively) Covered with a crust of dirt or grime.
- Having scabers.
sinonimi
not smooth
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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈskeɪbɹəs/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
From Latin scaber (“scabrous, rough; scabby, mangy, itchy”) (from scabō (“to scratch, scrape, abrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”)) + English -ous; compare French scabreux, Late Latin scabrōsus.
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