scab·rous (sk b r s, sk brs)adj. 1. Having or covered with scales or small projections and rough to the touch. See Synonyms at rough. 2. Difficult to handle; knotty: a scabrous situation. 3. Dealing with scandalous or salacious material: a scabrous novel. [Late Latin scabr  sus, from scaber, scabr-, scurfy.]scab rous·ly adv.scab rous·ness n. |
scabrous [skay-bruss]
Adjective
1. rough and scaly
2. indecent or crude: scabrous stand-up comedy [Latin scaber rough]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | scabrous - rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms |
| 2. | scabrous - dealing with salacious or indecent material; "a scabrous novel" dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" |
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