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scabrously

scabrously

9.9
In a rough way with uneven patches on the surface
  • adverb
  • /ˈskæbrəsli/
translation icon : rugosamente
  • The old wall had been repaired scabrously, leaving patches of rough plaster everywhere.

Examples

  • After the accident, his knee healed scabrously, with uneven, flaky skin.

  • The bark of the tree grew scabrously, making it difficult to touch without scratching your hand.

  • The old tree bark was scabrously textured.

  • Look at that scabrously old fence!

  • The old wall had been repaired scabrously, leaving patches of rough plaster everywhere.

  • After the accident, his knee healed scabrously, with uneven, flaky skin.

  • The bark of the tree grew scabrously, making it difficult to touch without scratching your hand.

Antonyms

gently
372 1.0

To do something with little force to avoid hurting or making noise

smoothly
173 2.3

In an easy, calm way without problems or embarrassment

How Rough

scabrously
9.9
roughly
36 1.4
coarsely
10 4.2
unevenly
8 3.5

Surface Forms

scabrously positive

Morphology

scabrously = scabrous (transparent) = scab + rous + ly

Formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'scabrous', a standard adverbial derivation.

Etymology

Scabrously comes from the same root as the common word scab, meaning a 'scaly or rough patch on the skin'. That's why scabrously can describe something with a rough, scaly, or patchy surface, like old plaster or healing skin.