scabrous

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Synonyms: scabious, sombrous, scarious, glabrous, sclerous, scarus, scatebrous

Antonyms: scabious, sombrous, scarious, glabrous, sclerous, scarus, scatebrous

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Adjective

1. Covered with [[scale]]s or [[scab]]s; ''hence'', very [[coarse]] or [[rough]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} [[disgusting|Disgusting]], [[repellent]].
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} [[salacious|Salacious]], [[scandalous]]; concerning oneself with [[lurid]] or [[lascivious]] substance.
4. {{lb|en|figurative}} Of [[music]], [[writing]], etc.: lacking [[refinement]]; [[unmelodious]], [[unmusical]].
5. {{lb|en|figurative}} [[difficult|Difficult]], [[thorny]], [[troublesome]], requiring tact.
6. {{lb|en|figurative|chiefly|US}} Covered with a [[crust#Noun|crust]] of [[dirt]] or [[grime]].
7. {{lb|en|biology}} Having [[scaber]]s.

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