Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
After the incident with the gasoline, Noel’s burnt arm remained scabrous, and was susceptible to infections.
Disgusting, repellent.
The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public.
Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical.
Difficult, thorny, troublesome.
Covered with a crust of dirt or grime.