Antonyms of adj scabrous

2 senses of scabrous

Sense 1
lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy -- (rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf)

INDIRECT (VIA rough) -> smooth -- (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror")

Sense 2
scabrous -- (dealing with salacious or indecent material; "a scabrous novel")

INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean, unobjectionable -- ((of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke")

Similarity of adj scabrous

2 senses of scabrous

Sense 1
lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy -- (rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf)
       => rough (vs. smooth), unsmooth -- (having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face")

Sense 2
scabrous -- (dealing with salacious or indecent material; "a scabrous novel")
       => dirty (vs. clean) -- ((of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth")

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