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ˈskæb rəsscabrous
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Princeton's WordNet
lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfyadjective
rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
scabrousadjective
dealing with salacious or indecent material
"a scabrous novel"
Wiktionary
scabrousadjective
covered with scales or scabs, or otherwise extremely rough
After the incident with the gasoline, Noel's burnt arm remained scabrous, and was susceptible to infections.
scabrousadjective
having indecent sexual content or connotation, rough
The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SCABROUSadjective
Etymology: scabreux, Fr. scaber, Latin.
Urine, black and bloody, is occasioned by something sharp or scabrous wounding the small blood-vessels: if the stone is smooth and well bedded, this may not happen. Arbuthnot.
Lucretius is scabrous and rough in these: he seeks them, as some do Chaucerisms with us, which were better expunged. Ben Jonson, Discoveries.
Wikipedia
scabrous
This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to botany and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary of leaf morphology. For other related terms, see Glossary of phytopathology, Glossary of lichen terms, and List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names.
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scabrous
Scabrous is an adjective that has two main definitions. The first refers to a surface that is rough or jagged, similar to that of a scab - in other words, it's not smooth or soft. The second definition refers to something that is difficult or unpleasant to deal with, it's scandalous and indecent, often causing difficulties and discomfort.
Webster Dictionary
Scabrousadjective
rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly
Scabrousadjective
fig.: Harsh; unmusical
Etymology: [L. scabrosus, fr. scaber rough: cf. F. scabreux.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scabrous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scabrous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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