scabrous
Meaning
- Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
- Disgusting, repellent.
- Salacious, scandalous; concerning oneself with lurid or lascivious substance.
- Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical.
- Difficult, thorny, troublesome.
- Covered with a crust of dirt or grime.
- Having scabers.
Synonyms
not smooth
uneven surface
Hyphenated as
sca‧brous
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskeɪbɹəs/
Etymology
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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