scabrous
Indecent and rough
Scabrous means rough or covered with small raised projections, like a scaly surface: scabrous bark, scabrous skin.
The word extends to things that are harsh, difficult, or knotty: a scabrous legal problem.
Most commonly now, scabrous describes content that is indecent or salacious—bordering on obscene: a scabrous comedy, scabrous details of the affair.
Rough in texture
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- scalyCovered with thin plates
- bumpyUneven in surface
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
ridged · pitted · gritty · corrugated · jagged · lumpy · gravelly · furrowed
Obscenely sexual
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- risqueBordering on improper
ribald · smutty · raunchy · bawdy · lascivious · racy · lurid · off-color
Morally offensive or shocking
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
touchy · delicate · thorny · contentious · difficult · awkward · uncomfortable · unseemly
Sexually maturing
- villousCovered in soft projections
- hoaryAged and gray
- tuberculateHaving small rounded protuberances
coarse
Rough in texture
uneven · ridged · pitted · gritty · corrugated · jagged · lumpy · gravelly · furrowed · rugged
lewd
Obscenely sexual
risque · ribald · smutty · raunchy · bawdy · lascivious · racy · lurid · off-color · crude
scandalous
Morally offensive or shocking
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
sensitive · touchy · delicate · thorny · contentious · difficult · awkward · uncomfortable · unseemly · improper
pubescent
Sexually maturing
- villousCovered in soft projections
- hoaryAged and gray
- tuberculateHaving small rounded protuberances
- plant hairstrichome, hair, pubescence, bristle, seta
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
scabrouswholesome
Conducive to well-being
decent · clean · proper · unobjectionable · tasteful
scabrousstraightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
uncomplicated · easy · manageable · smooth · unproblematic