Английский Этимологический словарь - scabrous
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~ adj literary rude or shocking, especially in a sexual way (The film is a joy - hilariously funny and unremittingly scabrous.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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If you describe something as scabrous, you mean that it deals with sex or describes sex in a shocking way. (LITERARY) ...the scabrous lower reaches of the film business. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Latin scabr-, scaber rough, scurfy; akin to Latin scabere to scratch — more at scab Date: 1646 1. difficult, knotty a ~ problem 2. rough to the touch: as a. having small raised dots, scales, or points a ~ leaf b. covered with raised, roughened, or unwholesome patches ~ paint ~ skin 3. dealing with suggestive, indecent, or scandalous themes ; salacious; also squalid Synonyms: see rough • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 having a rough surface; bearing short stiff hairs, scales, etc.; scurfy. 2 (of a subject, situation, etc.) requiring tactful treatment; hard to handle with decency. 3 a indecent, salacious. b behaving licentiously. Derivatives scabrously adv. scabrousness n. Etymology: F scabreux or LL scabrosus f. L scaber rough ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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adj. 1) bot.; zool. шершавый, шероховатый 2) щекотливый, деликатный; a scabrous problem - сложная проблема 3) скабрезный ...Англо-русский словарь
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