scabrous
adjective /ˈskeɪbrəs/, /ˈskæbrəs/
/ˈskæbrəs/
- (formal) offensive in a sexual way synonym indecent
- (specialist) having a rough surface synonym scaly
- scabrous skin
Word Originlate 16th cent. (first used to describe an author's style as ‘harsh, unmusical, unpolished’): from French scabreux or late Latin scabrosus, from Latin scaber ‘rough’.