[sca.brous] adj [L scabr-, scaber rough, scurfy; akin to L scabere to scratch--more at scab] (1646) 1: difficult, knotty "a ~ problem"
2: rough to the touch: as a: having small raised dots, scales, or points "a ~ leaf" b: covered with raised, roughened, or unwholesome patches "~ paint" "yellowed ~ skin"
3: dealing with suggestive, indecent, or scandalous themes: salacious; also: squalid syn see rough -- sca.brous.ly adv -- sca.brous.ness n