scabrous

/'skeibjəs/

Thân thiện

A scabrous leaf lay on the mossy forest floor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf: Having a rough, scaly, or slightly prickly surface texture.
   • Dealing with salacious or indecent material; scandalous: Concerned with or describing indecent, shocking, or morally questionable subject matter, often in a way that is difficult to discuss politely.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Physical Texture):
  • The scabrous bark of the old tree provided a home for insects.
  • He touched the scabrous surface of the dried sea sponge.
• Adjective (Indecent Subject Matter):
  • The author was known for his scabrous satire of political figures.
  • The film's scabrous humor was not suitable for all audiences.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use for Difficulty: While less common, "scabrous" can figuratively describe a situation that is thorny, difficult, or unpleasant to handle.
  • They faced the scabrous task of negotiating a ceasefire.

Variants and Related Words

• Scabrously (adverb): In a scabrous manner.
  • The novel dealt scabrously with themes of corruption.
• Scabrousness (noun): The quality of being scabrous.
  • The scabrousness of the topic made it unsuitable for a general lecture.

Synonyms

• For texture: rough, scaly, scabby, scurfy, coarse, uneven.
• For indecent content: salacious, scandalous, risqué, indecent, ribald, bawdy.

Antonyms

• For texture: smooth, even, soft.
• For indecent content: decent, proper, wholesome, polite.

Related Idioms or Phrases

• A scabrous tale/story/joke: A story or joke that is indecent or off-color.
  • He told a scabrous joke that shocked the dinner guests.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. dealing with salacious or indecent material
   • a scabrous novel
2. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lepidote
• leprose
• scaly
• scurfy