Synonyms of the word scabrous


SCABROUSDIRTY - LEPIDOTE - LEPROSE - ROUGH - SCALY - SCURFY - UNSMOOTH

scabrous

  • adj. Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
  • adj. (figuratively) Disgusting, repellent, repulsive, vile.
  • adj. (figuratively) Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement, harsh, rough; unmelodious, unmusical.
  • adj. (figuratively) Difficult, thorny, troublesome.
  • adj. (figuratively, chiefly US) Covered with a crust of dirt or grime.

dirty

  • adj. Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
  • adj. That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
  • adj. Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
  • adj. Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
  • adj. Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
  • adj. Out of tune.
  • adj. Of color, discolored by impurities.
  • adj. (computing) Containing data which need to be written back to a larger memory.
  • adj. (slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
  • adj. (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
  • adj. Sleety; gusty; stormy.
  • adv. In a dirty manner.
  • v. (transitive) To make (something) dirty.
  • v. (transitive) To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
  • v. (transitive) To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
  • v. (intransitive) To become soiled.

lepidote

  • adj. (botany) Having a coat of scurfy scales.
  • n. (botany) Any plant with a coat of scurfy scales.

leprose

  • adj. (biology) Covered with thin, scurfy scales.

rough

  • adj. Having a texture that has much friction. Not smooth; uneven.
  • adj. Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
  • adj. Turbulent.
  • adj. Difficult; trying.
  • adj. Crude; unrefined.
  • adj. Violent; not careful or subtle.
  • adj. Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
  • adj. Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
  • adj. Harsh-tasting.
  • n. The unmowed part of a golf course.
  • n. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
  • n. (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by…
  • n. The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
  • n. A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail, but larger and more detailed. Meant for artistic brainstorming…
  • n. (obsolete) Boisterous weather.
  • v. To create in an approximate form.
  • v. (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
  • v. To render rough; to roughen.
  • v. To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
  • adv. In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

scaly

  • adj. Covered or abounding with scales.
  • adj. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
  • adj. (dated, vulgar or South Africa) Mean; low.
  • adj. Composed of scales lying over each other.
  • n. (South Africa) The scaly yellowfish, Labeobarbus natalensis.

scurfy

  • adj. covered with scurf.

unsmooth

  • adj. Not smooth; rough.
  • v. (transitive) To make no longer smooth; to roughen or furrow.

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