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salebrous, a.|ˈsælɪbrəs|
[ad. late L. salebrōsus, f. salebra roughness: see -ous.]
Rough, rugged. Also fig.
1633Battle of Lutzen 30 The entrie of his Raigne..was thorny and sallebrous. 1641Oughtred in Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men (1841) I. 60 Others of my profession..refuse to tread these salebrous and uneasy paths. 1681Cotton Wond. Peak 54 We now again proceed Thorough a Vale that's salebrous indeed.
Hence † ˈsalebrousness.
1727Bailey vol. II. |