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scabrous.

Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈskeɪbɹəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈska-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈskæbɹəs/General-American/ˈskeɪ-/General-American
  1. Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.

    After the incident with the gasoline, Noel’s burnt arm remained scabrous and was susceptible to infections.
  2. Disgusting, repellent.

    figuratively
    The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public.
  3. Salacious, scandalous; concerning oneself with lurid or lascivious substance.

    figuratively
  4. Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical.

    figuratively
  5. Difficult, thorny, troublesome, requiring tact.

    figuratively
  6. Covered with a crust of dirt or grime.

    US · figuratively
  7. Having scabers.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin scaber (“scabrous, rough; scabby, mangy, itchy”) (from scabō (“to scratch, scrape, abrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”)) + English -ous; compare French scabreux, Late Latin scabrōsus.

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