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Word of the Day – Scabrous

By December 28, 2018Word of the Day

Scabrous (adj)

skab-rus

Rough and covered with, or as if with, scabs./Unpleasant unattractive.
Indecent; salacious.

Late 16th century (first used to describe an author’s style as ‘harsh, unmusical, unpolished’): from French scabreux or late Latin scabrosus, from Latin scaber ‘rough’.

Example sentences

“The lizard’s scabrous skin is also a defence”

“It’s scabrous behaviour, seen out with his mistress like that!”

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