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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

scabrosus

, fr.

scaber

rough: cf. F.

scabreux

Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly.

Arbuthnot.

Fig.: Harsh; unmusical.

[R.]

His verse is

scabrous

and hobbling.

Dryden.

Adj.

[L. scabrosus, scaber, from scabies, scab.

Rough; rugged; having sharp points.

Harsh; unmusical.