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Get to know Scabrous better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like lepidote or scaly.

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Scabrous in a sentence

Scabrous meaning

  1. Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
  2. Disgusting, repellent.
  3. Salacious, scandalous; concerning oneself with lurid or lascivious substance.

Synonyms of Scabrous

lepidote leprose scaly scurfy rough unsmooth dirty

Related words

Other words often associated with Scabrous or its synonyms:

cracked broken abrasive scratchy barky bumpy rugged filthy muddy flake smutty harsh

Using Scabrous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough. | Disgusting, repellent. | Salacious, scandalous; concerning oneself with lurid or lascivious substance.
  • Useful related words include: lepidote, leprose, scaly, scurfy.
  • In the example corpus, scabrous often appears in combinations such as: the scabrous.

Context around Scabrous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

snark 1× drama 1× cat 1× surface 1× verse 1×

Sentence patterns with Scabrous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

armstrong s scabrous drama reaches 1× fur the scabrous snark of 1× scabrous verse libels 1× that as scabrous a wit 1× the scabrous one pager 1× the scabrous surface that 1× witch her scabrous cat the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all eyes are 1× give me the 1× scabrous verse libels 1× the depressed witch 1× the scabrous one 1× the scabrous surface 1×

Common sentence endings:

asserting homosexual activity 1× be printed here 1× fiffe s copra 1× in any way 1× laid back mellow 1× more approach either 1×

Words around Scabrous

Just before it in the word index:

scabious 2 scabies 41 scabby 4 scabbing 4 scabbers 3 scabbed 4

Just after it in the word index:

scabs 19 scac 6 scaccetti 3 scacchi 2 scaccia 2 scad 32

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Scabrous

  • In this selection, "scabrous" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, snark, drama and cat stand out and add context to how "scabrous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include armstrong s scabrous drama reaches and fur the scabrous snark of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scabrous" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scabrous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The scabrous surface that results isn’t a less-is-more approach, either. (13 words)

All eyes are on the prize as Jesse Armstrong’s scabrous drama reaches its conclusion. (15 words)

Scabrous verse libels of the type known as pasquinades were particularly abundant during the conclave which followed Leo's death in 1521 and made imputations about Leo's unchastity - implying or asserting homosexual activity. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

The depressed witch, her scabrous cat, the scheming Jones, and hapless Owl offer an update on the domestic stoner comedy of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, but with a generous helping of pathos and misanthropy replacing the Bros’ laid back mellow. (41 words)

So it’s good to know that as scabrous a wit as his has gone through the sensitivity reader mixer and come out the other side not feeling as if his novel has been denuded in any way. (38 words)

The scabrous one-pager “Future Presidents” features nine putrid possibilities for the country’s highest office, now that the bar has been lowered; “Infected Robert Durst Hangnail” is perhaps the only one that can be printed here. (37 words)

Example sentences (7)

So it’s good to know that as scabrous a wit as his has gone through the sensitivity reader mixer and come out the other side not feeling as if his novel has been denuded in any way.

Give me the scatological transgressions of Brown’s Yummy Fur, the scabrous snark of Clowes’s Eightball, the kinetic Kirbyisms of Tom Scioli’s American Barbarian, the spandex-adjacent violence of Michel Fiffe’s Copra.

All eyes are on the prize as Jesse Armstrong’s scabrous drama reaches its conclusion.

The depressed witch, her scabrous cat, the scheming Jones, and hapless Owl offer an update on the domestic stoner comedy of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, but with a generous helping of pathos and misanthropy replacing the Bros’ laid back mellow.

The scabrous one-pager “Future Presidents” features nine putrid possibilities for the country’s highest office, now that the bar has been lowered; “Infected Robert Durst Hangnail” is perhaps the only one that can be printed here.

The scabrous surface that results isn’t a less-is-more approach, either.

Scabrous verse libels of the type known as pasquinades were particularly abundant during the conclave which followed Leo's death in 1521 and made imputations about Leo's unchastity - implying or asserting homosexual activity.

Common combinations with scabrous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scabrous" in a sentence?
An example: "So it’s good to know that as scabrous a wit as his has gone through the sensitivity reader mixer and come out the other side not feeling as if his novel has been denuded in any way." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "scabrous" from authentic English texts.
What does "scabrous" mean?
Scabrous means: Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
What are synonyms of "scabrous"?
Common synonyms of "scabrous" include: lepidote, leprose, scaly, scurfy, rough, unsmooth, dirty.
How many example sentences with "scabrous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "scabrous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.