scabrous
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈskæbrəs/
- He carefully examined the scabrous texture of the old stone wall, noting its uneven surface.
Examples
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The surface of the tree was scabrous and rough, covered with tiny bumps and scales.
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My parents were quietly horrified, but as I stood there in the empty flat with its bare floors and scabrous walls, I felt almost delirious with joy: because the flat truly was empty, empty of echoes, of ghosts: for the first time in five years, I was alone.
Fiction book (1997) -
Suddenly, scabrous hands reach from inside the cell, grabbing d'Artagnan by the throat.
Fiction book (1993) -
Barricaded in the attic, he directed his attention to his hand, a scabrous island surrounded by a pink-and-scarlet sea.
Fiction book (1992) -
Now she sat at a scabrous metal desk opposite Stu, completing the paperwork, thinking about going back to her apartment, maybe doing some sketching.
Fiction book (1999) -
The same kind of qualification appended at or near the end of a generally scabrous physical description even informs Hawthorne's portrait of Philip Salomons: "And yet his manners and aspect, in spite of all, were those of a man of the world, and a gentleman."
Academic text (2012) -
Eddie passes him the crack pipe, lets him suck greedily for a few seconds before ripping it out of his scabrous mouth and offering it to Hull, who, with a grimace that gets laughs, declines.
Fiction book (1992) -
While gardening, she encountered scabrous roots that were difficult to dig out from the ground.
Synonyms
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4.1
Having a surface you can feel that is not smooth
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3.3
A surface with small, flat pieces like fish or reptile skin
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3.2
Rough on the skin and slightly irritating
1
7.0
Feels rough and slightly scratchy when you touch it
1
5.4
Feels slightly rough to the touch
1
3.7
A surface that feels bumpy or not smooth to the touch
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9.9
Having a rough, bumpy surface like a wart
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4.9
Having a rough surface that feels slightly scratchy
1
9.9
A surface that has small dry flakes like dandruff
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8.6
Covered in small, flat scales like a snake or fish
Rough and covered with small scales or powder
Rough to the touch because it is covered with small scales
Antonyms
Compounds
How Rough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scabrous comes from the Latin root scaber, which means 'rough', and is related to the English word scab, a hard skin on a wound. So scabrous is easy to remember as meaning 'rough to the touch' or covered with small bumps.