Category:Scabrous

Sca"brous, a. Etym: [l. scabrosus, fr. scaber rough: cf. F. Scabreux.]

1. Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, Or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly. Arbuthnot.

2. Fig.: Harsh; unmusical. [r.] His verse is scabrous and hobbling. Dryden.