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scabrous
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
scabrous
(adjective)
scabrous
/
ˈ
skæbrəs/
adjective
scabrous
/
ˈ
skæbrəs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCABROUS
[
more scabrous; most scabrous
]
1
technical
:
having a rough surface
scabrous
skin/leaves
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formal
:
referring to sex in a rude or shocking way
a movie with
scabrous
humor
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