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 adv. scabrousness n.
Etymology: F scabreux or LL scabrosus f. L scaber rough