scabrous
IPA: skˈæbrʌs
adjective
- Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
- (figurative) Disgusting, repellent.
- (figurative) Salacious, scandalous; concerning oneself with lurid or lascivious substance.
- (figurative) Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical.
- (figurative) Difficult, thorny, troublesome.
- (figurative, chiefly US) Covered with a crust of dirt or grime.
- (biology) Having scabers.
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Examples of "scabrous" in Sentences
- He is not very scabrous.
- Roth is scabrous, not pernicious.
- It keeps your mind off scabrous thoughts.
- Shane Allen's speech was equally scabrous.
- He has habit of spreading scabrous rumors.
- They had scabrous conversation for a while.
- Song of Kosovo is scabrous and scatological.
- She felt offensive to hear such scabrous news.
- He is particularly sensitive to scabrous comments.
- There is still the news paper with its scabrous headlines.
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