scabrousness


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.