SCABROUS

scabrous. Scabrous, a. rough, rugged, harsh, unmusical

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Sca″brous (?), a. [[L. scabrosus, fr. scaber rough: cf. F. scabreux.]] 1. 1. Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly. Arbuthnot.
2. 2. Fig.: Harsh; unmusical.
His verse is scabrous and hobbling. Dryden.