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Adjective: scabrous  ska-brus
  1. (biology) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
    - lepidote, leprose, scaly, scurfy
     
  2. Dealing with salacious or indecent material
    "a scabrous novel"

See also: dirty, rough, unsmooth

Encyclopedia: Scabrous

Nearest

scabbed
scabbiness
scabby
scabicide
scabies
scabiosa
Scabiosa arvensis
Scabiosa atropurpurea
scabious
scablands
scabrous
scad
scads
scaffold
scaffolding
scag
scagliola
scala
scalability
scalable
scalage