SCABROUS

[ 'skeɪbrəs , 'skabrəs ]

■ adjective

1》 rough and covered with, or as if with, scabs.

2》 salacious or sordid.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C16: from Fr. scabreux or late L. scabrosus , from L. scaber 'rough'.