Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scabrous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scabrous \Sca"brous\, a. [L. scabrosus, fr. scaber rough: cf. F.
scabreux.]
1. Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots,
scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly. --Arbuthnot.
2. Fig.: Harsh; unmusical. [R.]
His verse is scabrous and hobbling. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scabrous
adj 1: (biology) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
[syn: {lepidote}, {leprose}, {scaly}, {scurfy}]
2: dealing with salacious or indecent material; "a scabrous
novel"
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