Originally Posted by erinys
Originally Posted by humphreysmar
1) "He probably looked real scrabous." (page 4) www.dictionary.com has no listing but lists "scabies mite home remedy" on the page. Rough looking? Scabby?


I believe the word is supposed to be scabrous, which does mean "rough to the touch". If the author was trying to use a real word and not just make up her own word.


Thanks. Or maybe a momentary hit of dyslexia overtook me.

Currently reading: Best American Mystery Stories edited by Lee Child and Otto Penzler. AARGH!