scabrous

Example Sentences

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That’s an answer NOFX’s fans have come to expect from the front man known for his scabrous humor and irreverent lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The theater lost the case, and both “Saved” and Bond’s next play, “Early Morning,” a scabrous satire on British royalty, were banned in Britain.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

His songs blended the scabrous and the sentimental, ranging from carousing anthems to snapshots of life in the gutter to unexpectedly tender love songs.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Closing track Pop The Balloon is a scabrous onslaught of cactus-prick guitar riffs, as the inhabitants fall out and the seeds of revolution are sown.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023

He had a scabrous face, with a dirty cloth wrapped around his neck.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi