sca·brous

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• sca´brous|ly — sca|brous «SKAY bruhs», adjective. 1. rough with very small points or projections: »scabrous skin. SYNONYM(S): scraggly. 2. full of difficulties; harsh; thorny: »scabrous questions, a scabrous situation. 3. hard to treat with decency; …   Useful english dictionary

• sca|brous — «SKAY bruhs», adjective. 1. rough with very small points or projections: »scabrous skin. SYNONYM(S): scraggly. 2. full of difficulties; harsh; thorny: »scabrous questions, a scabrous situation. 3. hard to treat with decency; …   Useful english dictionary

• sca´brous|ness — sca|brous «SKAY bruhs», adjective. 1. rough with very small points or projections: »scabrous skin. SYNONYM(S): scraggly. 2. full of difficulties; harsh; thorny: »scabrous questions, a scabrous situation. 3. hard to treat with decency; …   Useful english dictionary

• scabrous — sca|brous [ˈskeıbrəs, ˈskæb US ˈskæb ] adj literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: scabrosus, from Latin scaber rough ] 1.) rude or shocking, especially in a sexual way ▪ The film is a joy hilariously funny and unremittingly scabrous.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Scabrous — Sca brous, a. [L. scabrosus, fr. scaber rough: cf. F. scabreux.] 1. Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Harsh; unmusical. [R.] [1913 Webster] His… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Scabrousness — Sca brous*ness, n. The quality of being scabrous. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English