scurrile

[ skur-il, -ahyl, skuhr- ]
/ ˈskɜr ɪl, -aɪl, ˈskʌr- /

adjective Archaic.

scurrilous.

Origin of scurrile

1560–70; < Latin scurrīlis jeering, equivalent to scurr(a) buffoon + -īlis -ile

Words nearby scurrile

scupper, scuppernong, scur, scurf, scurfy, scurrile, scurrility, scurrilous, scurry, scurvy, scurvy grass

Example sentences from the Web for scurrile

  • His companions laughed merrily, and burst out into a scurrile song in ridicule of St. Trochu.

    The Parisians, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton