英语词汇“scabrous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	scabrous
释义	scab·rous \ˈskabrəs sometimes ˈskāb-\ adjective Etymology: Latin scabr-, scaber rough, scurfy + English -ous; akin to Latin scabies roughness, mange, scabere to scratch, scrape — more at shave 1. obsolete : harsh, unmusical 2. : difficult, knotty < a scabrous problem > 3. : rough to the touch : having small raised dots, scales, or points : scaly, prickly, scurfy, scabby < a scabrous leaf > < cold sand scabrous with cockles — J.M.Brinnin > < patches of darker plaster, of scabrous paint — Edith C. Rivett > 4. : unpleasant, repulsive, or reprehensible in some way: as a. : dealing with or characterized by suggestive, indecent, or scandalous themes : risqué, salacious < scandal sheets did their best to improve on a sufficiently scabrous text — Simeon Strunsky > < burly, arrogant, swashbuckling toper and scabrous gossip — Douglas Bush > < belongs to a scabrous genre of writing — Georges Duthuit > < witty, malicious, often scabrous character studies — Peter Forster > b. : inclined to or indicative of licentious or corrupt habits : of depraved manners < a scabrous resort crowd > < soberest note in this scabrous, boomtown atmosphere — Davenport Steward > c. : encrusted or blotched with dirt or other foreign matter : frowzy, grimy, squalid < shell of the house is scabrous with lichen and mildew — James Reynolds > Synonyms: see rough
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