Definitions for "Scabrous"
Keywords:  scabby, rough, scaly, scabrosus, gritty
Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly.
a. (L. scabrosus, rough) with small points or knobs, like a file; scaly, scabby, rough.
having rough or finely toothed edges
The sculpture is scale-like.
having conspicuous scales on the surface as in Leccinum scabrum, a common species introduced into California with the planting on non-native Birch trees.
Keywords:  unmusical, fig, harsh
Fig.: Harsh; unmusical.
dealing with salacious or indecent material; "a scabrous novel"