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prettygoodwordscabrous - adj., covered in scales or small projections and rough to the touch; dealing with scandalous and salacious material.
The evolution of meaning being "rough" > "harsh, unmusical" > "vulgar" > "squalid" in the 20th century > "nasty, repulsive" around 1950. From Latin scaber, rough, scaly, scurfy.
---L.
The evolution of meaning being "rough" > "harsh, unmusical" > "vulgar" > "squalid" in the 20th century > "nasty, repulsive" around 1950. From Latin scaber, rough, scaly, scurfy.
---L.
