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SCABROUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dealing with salacious or indecent material
Example:
a scabrous novel
Classified under:
Similar:
dirty ((of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
Synonyms:
lepidote; leprose; scabrous; scaly; scurfy
Classified under:
Similar:
rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)