scabrous

scab·rous

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skab-ruh s]
- /ˈskæb rəs/
- /ˈskeɪ.brəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skab-ruh s]
- /ˈskæb rəs/

Definitions of scabrous word

adjective scabrous having a rough surface because of minute points or projections. 1
adjective scabrous indecent or scandalous; risqué; obscene: scabrous books. 1
adjective scabrous full of difficulties. 1
adjective scabrous If you describe something as scabrous, you mean that it deals with sex or describes sex in a shocking way. 0
adjective scabrous roughened because of small projections; scaly 0
adjective scabrous indelicate, indecent, or salacious 0

See all 11 definitions of scabrous

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Origin of scabrous

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

1575-85; < Latin scab(e)r rough + -ous

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Parts of speech for Scabrous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Scabrous

scabrous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

scabrous usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for scabrous

adj scabrous

amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
brambly — having or resembling brambles.
chapped — If your skin is chapped, it is dry, cracked, and sore.
craggy — A craggy cliff or mountain is steep and rocky.
cross-grained — (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece

adjective scabrous

asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
jagged — having ragged notches, points, or teeth; zigzag: the jagged edge of a saw; a jagged wound.
leprous — Pathology. affected with leprosy.
nodular — of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.

All 21 Synonyms of scabrous