scabrous[adjective]Synonyms: rough, asperous, craggy, harsh, jagged, rugged, scraggy, uneven, unlevel, unsmooth
Antonyms: glabrous, smooth
Contrasted words: bald, glabrescent
Related Words: scabby,
scaly,
scurfy,
downy,
knobby,
knotty,
bristly,
prickly,
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sca‧brous /ˈskeɪbrəs, ˈskæb- $ ˈskæb-/
adjective literary[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: scabrosus, from Latin scaber 'rough']
1. rude or shocking, especially in a sexual way
2. scabrous skin is rough, not soft
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