scabrously
/ˈskeɪbrəsli/
adverb
- In a rough or harsh manner, especially referring to texture or surface.
- He ran his hand scabrously over the sandpaper, feeling the grit.
- The lizard's skin felt scabrously dry and bumpy.
- The old stone wall was scabrously uneven, catching on her sleeve.
- In a way that is indecent, scandalous, or morally rough.
- The comedian joked scabrously about politics, making the audience uncomfortable.
- The article described the scandal scabrously, with too much detail.
- She wrote scabrously about the secrets of the royal court.
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