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SCABROUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scabrous mean?
• SCABROUS (adjective)
The adjective SCABROUS has 2 senses:
1. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
2. dealing with salacious or indecent material
Familiarity information: SCABROUS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
Synonyms:
lepidote; leprose; scabrous; scaly; scurfy
Similar:
rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dealing with salacious or indecent material
Context example:
a scabrous novel
Similar:
dirty ((of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency)
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