Scabrous
['skeɪbrəs;'skæbrəs] or ['skæbrəs]
Definition
(adj.) dealing with salacious or indecent material; 'a scabrous novel' .
Editor: Shelton--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly.
(a.) Fig.: Harsh; unmusical.
Inputed by Jon
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Rough, rugged, scraggy, cragged, uneven.
Typist: Veronica
Examples
- Everything that happened in the _Ayuntamiento_ was scabrous. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typist: Veronica