Tuesday 16th July 2013 Word of the Day Scabrous SKAB-ruhs, adjective: 1. full of difficulties. 2. having a rough surface because of minute points or projections. 3. indecent or scandalous; risqué; obscene: scabrous books. He had amused her with the exacting nature of his questions, and his demands that she should include even the most scabrous details in her accounts. -- Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Madeline is Sleeping, 2005 Scabrous is related to the common word scab. Both terms come from the Latin word scaber meaning "rough."
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:56:06 +0000
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