scabrously
- adverb
- /ˈskæbrəsli/
- Offensive
:
escabrosamente
- Dooling is that rarest of American birds: a satirist who is actually, scabrously funny.
Examples
-
The comedian told the story scabrously, mixing crude humor with sharp wit.
-
She approached the topic scabrously, using humor to address the indecency of the situation.
-
His comments were scabrously delivered, leaving the audience both shocked and amused.
Synonyms
13
4.8
In a way that makes you feel sick or upset
4
7.3
In a way that makes you feel disgusted or want to throw up
3
8.2
In a very rude and cruel way
1
7.6
In a way that offends people because it is about sex
1
8.3
In a rude way when talking about sex or other dirty topics
1
7.2
In a way that causes strong disgust or dislike
1
7.7
In a way that causes strong disgust
1
8.4
In a shocking way that shows ugly, frightening details
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
8.0
In a rough way that hurts or upsets someone
1
1.8
In a way that is not clean, fair, or polite
In a sexual and indecent way
In a rough, direct way that is often rude or sexual
In a way that says very bad and untrue things about someone
In a dirty or morally wrong way that shocks people
In a very dirty and morally bad way
In a very dirty way
In a very bad or unpleasant way
Antonyms
How Indecent
- Offensive
1
7.6
- Offensive
1
9.8
- Offensive
- Offensive
3
7.4
28
2.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scabrously comes from an old Latin word for scab, which means a 'rough patch on the skin'. A helpful image is that speech described as scabrously is like that rough, uncomfortable patch—so now the word means 'coarse' or 'indecent' language.