2
: rough to the touch: such as
a
: having small raised dots, scales, or points
a scabrous leaf
b
: covered with raised, roughened, or unwholesome patches
scabrous paint
scabrous skin
scabrously
adverb
scabrousness
noun
Examples of scabrous in a Sentence
a movie with scabrous humor
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The band were already distinguishing themselves by wedging huge, chunky-salsa riffs underneath the scabrous noise of the EP.
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Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Pope Francis often made scabrous criticisms of younger, more tradition-minded priests and faithful.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 May 2025
Lamar mirrors Nas’s slow build to a scabrous eruption, followed by exhaustion.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Is this Scott redoing American Gangster as a grand Italian tragedy, or scabrous comedy about a family undone by their ineptitude and excess?
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Pope Francis often made scabrous criticisms of younger, more tradition-minded priests and faithful.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 May 2025
Lamar mirrors Nas’s slow build to a scabrous eruption, followed by exhaustion.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Is this Scott redoing American Gangster as a grand Italian tragedy, or scabrous comedy about a family undone by their ineptitude and excess?
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for scabrous
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“Scabrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scabrous. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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