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adjective

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

   Example: After the incident with the gasoline, Noel’s burnt arm remained scabrous, and was susceptible to infections.

   Synonyms:scabbyscalyscurfy

2. Disgusting, repellent.

   Example: The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public.

   Synonyms:repulsivevile

3. Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical.

   Synonyms:harshrough

4. Difficult, thorny, troublesome.