Combines ferrugose--ridged with ferrous--ironlike. To be ferruginous is to be surfaced like corrugated iron. Example: Despite frequent applications of all the best anti-acne medications commercially available, Mimsy's skin retained its ferruginous quality.
FERRUGINOUS
Meaning of FERRUGINOUS in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012