adjective · rare

scabrous

sca·brous

scabrous · more scabrous · most scabrous

schuppig

Covered with scales or scabsCovered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.

UK/ˈskeɪbɹəs/US/ˈskæbɹəs/

Meaning

7 senses

Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
After the incident with the gasoline, Noel’s burnt arm remained scabrous and was susceptible to infections.
schuppig
rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
(figuratively)Disgusting, repellent.
The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public.
(figuratively)Salacious, scandalous; concerning oneself with lurid or lascivious substance.
(figuratively)Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical.
(figuratively)Difficult, thorny, troublesome, requiring tact.
(US, figuratively)Covered with a crust of dirt or grime.
Having scabers.

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By meaning 1

covered with scales or scabs; very coarse or rough:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin scaber (“scabrous, rough; scabby, mangy, itchy”) (from scabō (“to scra

Borrowed from Latin scaber (“scabrous, rough; scabby, mangy, itchy”) (from scabō (“to scratch, scrape, abrade”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”)) + English -ous; compare French scabreux, Late Latin scabrōsus.

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