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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 scurfplay

2. dealing with salacious or indecent materialplay

  Familiarity information: SCABROUS used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCABROUS (adjective)


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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