scabrous

scab·rous

S0115300 (skăb′rəs, skā′brəs)adj.1. Having or covered with scales or small projections and rough to the touch: a scabrous scar; a plant with scabrous leaves.2. Dealing with scandalous or salacious material: a scabrous novel.

[Late Latin scabrōsus, from scaber, scabr-, scurfy.]

scab′rous·ly adv.scab′rous·ness n.

scabrous

(ˈskeɪbrəs) adj1. roughened because of small projections; scaly2. indelicate, indecent, or salacious: scabrous humour. 3. difficult to deal with; knotty[C17: from Latin scaber rough; related to scabies] ˈscabrously adv ˈscabrousness n

scab•rous

(ˈskæb rəs)

adj. 1. having a rough surface because of minute points or projections. 2. indecent; obscene. 3. full of difficulties. [1575–85; < Latin scab(e)r rough] scab′rous•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	scabrous - rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurflepidote, leprose, scaly, scurfybiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsrough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
	2.	scabrous - dealing with salacious or indecent material; "a scabrous novel"dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"

scabrous

adjective1. Having a surface that is not smooth:coarse, cragged, craggy, harsh, ironbound, jagged, ragged, rough, rugged, uneven.2. Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety:blue, earthy, off-color, provocative, racy, risqué, salty, spicy, suggestive.

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adj having a surface that is not smooth

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adj bordering on indelicacy or impropriety

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adj rough to the touch

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adj dealing with salacious or indecent material

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