scabrous

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

scab·rous (skăbʹrəs, skāʹbrəs)adj.
1. Having or covered with scales or small projections and rough to the touch. See Synonyms at rough.
2. Difficult to handle; knotty:
a scabrous situation.
3. Dealing with scandalous or salacious material:
a scabrous novel. [Late Latin scabrōsus, from scaber, scabr-, scurfy.] scabʹrous·ly adv.scabʹrous·ness n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  lepidote, leprose, scaly, scurfy