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scabrous

scab·rous [ skábbrəss, skáybrəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. with rough surface: having a rough surface because of scales or short stiff hairs

2. requiring tact: having to be handled with tact and care

3. obscene: dealing with or referring to sex in an obscene way ( literary )

[Late 16th century. < late Latin scabrosus< Latin scaber "scurfy, scaly"]
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