Another word for scabrous
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Adjective
Having a surface that is not smooth
- Not fine or delicate in texture, structure, form, etc.; rough; harsh
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
- Rough, especially to the touch:
- Rough, crude, or forbidding in appearance
- Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:
- Unpleasantly sharp or rough
- Rigid; unyielding
- Bound with rocks and cliffs:
- Hard; rigid; unyielding; inflexible
- (Computing) Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.
- Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
- Marked by irregular projections and indentations on the edge or surface:
- Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged.
- Harsh; rasping:
- Rough; shaggy; rugged.
- Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
- Lacking polish or finesse:
- Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
- Not smooth or level:
- Having ill-matched opponents:
- Not level, smooth, or flat; rough; irregular
See also:Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety
- Having the color of the clear sky or the deep sea
- Being a trail, as for skiing, marked with a sign having a blue square, indicating an intermediate level of difficulty.
- Indecent; risqué:
- Unadorned and simple in style:
- Of, consisting of, or resembling earth:
- Covered with earth (mud, dirt).
- Exhibiting bad taste:
- Not quite proper; now, esp., risqué
- Varying from the usual, standard, or required color
- Tending to provoke or stimulate.
- Provoking or tending to provoke, as to action, thought, feeling, etc.; stimulating, erotic, irritating, etc.
- Somewhat indecent; suggestive; risqué
- Strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent.
- Having the characteristic taste, flavor, or quality associated with the original or genuine type
- Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.
- Cross or caustic
- Smelling of or suggesting the sea
- Risqué; racy
- Piquant; zesty:
- Having the flavor or aroma of spice; fragrant, aromatic, or pungent
- That suggests or tends to suggest thoughts or ideas
- Tending to suggest something considered improper or indecent; risqué
- Conveying a hint or suggestion:
See also:
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Another word for scabrous
Modifier
Rough
See also:Difficult
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