scabrous
21scabrous — sca·brous || skeɪbrÉ™s adj. having a rough surface, covered with small projections; risque, indecent; complicated, difficult …
22scabrous — [ skeɪbrəs, skabrəs] adjective 1》 rough and covered with, or as if with, scabs. 2》 salacious or sordid. Derivatives scabrously adverb scabrousness noun Origin C16: from Fr. scabreux or late L. scabrosus, from L. scaber rough …
23scabrous — a. 1. Rough, rugged, scraggy, cragged, uneven. 2. Harsh, unmusical, rough …
24scabrous — Rough to the touch, e.g. the abaxial surface of the leaflets of Encephalartos latifrons. Cf. nitidus …
25scabrous — scab·rous …
26scabrous — scab•rous [[t]ˈskæb rəs[/t]] adj. 1) bui having a rough surface because of minute points or projections 2) indecent; obscene 3) full of difficulties • Etymology: 1575–85; < L scab(e) r rough scab′rous•ly, adv …
27scabrous — /ˈskæbrəs/ (say skabruhs), /ˈskeɪ / (say skay ) adjective 1. rough with minute points or projections. 2. harsh; full of difficulties. 3. bordering on the indecent; risqué. {Late Latin scabrōsus, from Latin scaber rough} –scabrously, adverb… …
28scabrous — see SCAB …
29scabrous — adj. 1 having a rough surface; bearing short stiff hairs, scales, etc.; scurfy. 2 (of a subject, situation, etc.) requiring tactful treatment; hard to handle with decency. 3 a indecent, salacious. b behaving licentiously. Derivatives: scabrously… …
30rough — adj 1 Rough, harsh, uneven, rugged, scabrous are comparable when they mean not having a smooth or even surface, exterior, or texture. Rough, the usual and comprehensive word, basically applies to whatever may be said to have a surface or an… …
