The sculpture of the shell shows strong, scabrous ribs ( = transverse folds ) giving the impression of a rough surface with minute ribs.
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Scabrous and nostalgic, savagely incisive yet strangely tender, Pettibon's works were as stunning for their sheer volume as for their disquieting contents.
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Caryn James, writing in The New York Times, said the show was " truly subversive and daring in its scabrous attitude ."
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Yet Cosell retired bitterly, filled with resentments that he packed into his scabrous 1985 memoir, " I Never Played the Game ."
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In this way, the latter parts of " Trainspotting " don't flinch in showing the disgusting, scabrous lives of addicts.
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A large shrub, sometimes attaining 6-20 ft . in height and 2 inches in diameter; branches often warted or scabrous-tubercled.
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You'd think these comic actors would be naturals at portraying scabrous evil, and you'll be surprised at how flat their episodes are.
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There's the same scabrous, staccato prose, the same eye for grisly details, the same intimate knowledge of the seamy side of life.
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Educators whose schools are already hooked up say the possibility of students glimpsing scabrous material on the World Wide Web is by no means the only concern.
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With a scabrous new comedy titled " Action " that Herzog is championing for the fall season, those waves could grow to tidal proportions.
