scabrous

Meaning

Adjective

Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
Disgusting, repellent.
Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical.
Difficult, thorny, troublesome.
Covered with a crust of dirt or grime.

Origin

From Latin scaber ("scabrous, [[rough#Adjective") (from scabō, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- ("to scratch")) + English -ous; compare French scabreux, Late Latin scabrōsus.

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