scabrous
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–adjective
1. having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
2. indecent or scandalous; risqué; obscene: scabrous [books].
3. full of difficulties.
—Synonyms
2. lewd, wanton, improper.
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scabrous, scabious, scabby (adjs.)
Scabrous literally means "with a rough, scaly (有鱗的), prickly (多刺的), or pimply (多粉刺的) surface,"
but its figurative senses all mean "dirty," from "dirt-covered” to "shocking and indecent.”
(疥癬) Scabby and
scabious ("covered with scabs") are apparently not related to scabrous.
The use of color may strike some auds as a concession to the [mainstream]
(the first "Clerks" wore its grungy monochrome like a badge of honor), as might the prominently played and occasionally gooey (膠黏的,感傷的) scenes of romantic flirtation between Dante and Becky, some of which involve toenail-painting.
Yet if "Clerks II" doesn't have quite the scabrous kick of its predecessor,
the chance to revisit a classic premise must have renewed the writer in Smith, whose banter here often achieves a sharpness and quality that haven't been in evidence since 1999's "Dogma."
see scathe
brash scour pungent
banter
Her frequent sarcastic banter evokes Juno's peculiar resilience, but never whitewashes the character -- or the film -- into glib superficiality.
lewd (licentious)
wanton
Swapping the wanton excesses of the 1980s New York art world for the puritanical confines of the Castro regime,
dingy 骯髒單字大集合
shabby
stubby sappy
- Aug 20 Wed 2008 22:59
Scabrous *** Scabby & Scabious
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