scabrous

scabrous is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly.
2. adjective. Fig.: Harsh; unmusical.
3. adjective. dealing with salacious or indecent material

   "a scabrous novel"

4. adjective. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

   Synonyms: lepidote, leprose, scaly, scurfy

Synonyms

lepidote, leprose, scaly, scurfy

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in scabrous:

obscuras

Common word forms

scabrously, scabrousness

Words from these letters

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