scabrous
adjective/ˈskeɪbrəs/, /ˈskæbrəs/
/ˈskæbrəs/
- (formal) offensive in a sexual way synonym indecent
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- (specialist) having a rough surface synonym scaly
- scabrous skin
Word Originlate 16th cent. (first used to describe an author's style as ‘harsh, unmusical, unpolished’): from French scabreux or late Latin scabrosus, from Latin scaber ‘rough’.
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