jerry springer opera gets london world premiere: “‘It is exactly the kind of work the National should be doing: bold, scabrous, funny and beautiful,’ the National Theater’s new director Nicholas Hytner said Wednesday.”
scabrous?
Main Entry: sca�brous
Pronunciation: ‘ska-br&s also ‘skA-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin scabr-, scaber rough, scurfy; akin to Latin scabere to scratch — more at SCAB
Date: 1646
1 : DIFFICULT, KNOTTY [a scabrous problem]
2 : rough to the touch: as a : having small raised dots, scales, or points [a scabrous leaf] b : covered with raised, roughened, or unwholesome patches [scabrous paint] [yellowed scabrous skin]
3 : dealing with suggestive, indecent, or scandalous themes : SALACIOUS; also : SQUALID
ooh. scabrous. good word.
The itchy and scratchy show. Great. We can get that on cable for �10 a month. I do believe in my taxes funding the arts. Just not these ones.
And we’re awfully bad at chat shows ourselves, I don’t know why we would be importing more…
3 : dealing with suggestive, indecent, or scandalous themes : SALACIOUS; also : SQUALID
that’s Jerry to a “T”, dontcha know?
sadly, i’ve found myself watching it wayyy too often lately.
personally, i was have used “salacious”.
in other news, the world shall be ending rather soon now.
I love the word squalid. Especially to refer to my living conditions!
Ou I will remember to use that word 10 times tomorrow so it is a permanent part of my vocabulary. Hmmm, me thinks I might use it in ALL my term papers! hehehe
Scabrous sounds about right. It’s “beautiful” that I have a problem accepting.
Squalid, squamous and now scabrous!
Wheee!
Good words.