Salubrious vs Scabrous - What's the difference?
salubrious | scabrous |
covered with scales or scabs, or otherwise extremely rough
having indecent sexual content or connotation, rough
(figurative) harsh; unmusical
* Dryden
As adjectives the difference between salubrious and scabrous
is that salubrious is promoting health or well-being; wholesome especially as related to air while scabrous is covered with scales or scabs, or otherwise extremely rough.scabrous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- After the incident with the gasoline, Noel's burnt arm remained scabrous , and was susceptible to infections.
- The novel was a flagrantly scabrous bodice-ripper, and Rachael was ashamed to read it in public.
- His verse is scabrous and hobbling.