scabrous

adjective7

1. •
   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.
2. •
   (figurative) Salacious, scandalous; concerning oneself with lurid or lascivious substance.

   • Remember a few years ago there was that scabrous movie Snuff? When it played in New York there were enormous protests, huge publicity — and huge crowds and profits at the theater. — 1974
3. •
   Having scabers.
4. •
   (US, figurative) Covered with a crust of dirt or grime.

   • She twisted her head away from him and stared at the scabrous papered wall beside the bed. — 1950
5. •
   (figurative) Disgusting, repellent.

   • The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public.
6. •
   (figurative) Difficult, thorny, troublesome, requiring tact.
7. •
   (figurative) Of music, writing, etc.: lacking refinement; unmelodious, unmusical.