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scabrous

scab·rous

UK/ˈskeɪbɹəs/ US/ˈska-/ uncommon us

adjective

1.

rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

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2.

dealing with salacious or indecent material

  • “a scabrous novel”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin scaber (“scabrous, rough; scabby, mangy, itchy”) (from scabō (“to scratch, scrape, abrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”)) + English -ous; compare French scabreux, Late Latin scabrōsus.

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