Scāb'rous, a.

a. [Lat. scabrosus, from scaber, rough; Fr. scabreux, It. scabroso, Sp. escabroso.]

1. Having hard, short, rigid points; rough; rugged. Arbuthnot.
2. Harsh; unmusical. [Rare.]

His verse is scabrous and hobbling. Dryden.