scurrilous

[ skur-uh-luhs, skuhr- ]

/ ˈskɜr ə ləs, ˈskʌr- /

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adjective

grossly or obscenely abusive: a scurrilous attack on the mayor.

characterized by or using low buffoonery; coarsely jocular or derisive: a scurrilous jest.

Origin of scurrilous

First recorded in 1570–80; scurrile + -ous

SYNONYMS FOR scurrilous

1 vituperative, insulting, offensive.

2 vulgar.

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OTHER WORDS FROM scurrilous

scur·ril·ous·ly, adverb scur·ril·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby scurrilous

scur, scurf, scurfy, scurrile, scurrility, scurrilous, scurry, scurvy, scurvy grass, scut, scuta

Example sentences from the Web for scurrilous

Failing that, Abrams should issue a public apology to Hagel for making this scurrilous charge.

Elliott Abrams Owes Hagel An Apology |Ali Gharib |January 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And this time there will be no internal committees of enquiry or scurrilous U.N. Goldstone commissions.

Living By The Sword |Daniel Levy |November 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
During its one year in office, the Zardari government has passed two measly but scurrilous bills.

Hillary, Go Home |Fatima Bhutto |October 28, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
I stood aghast at this scurrilous address, the like of which I had never yet heard.

Athelstane Ford |Allen Upward

His paper was not wholly the sort of scurrilous organ it has been shown to be.

Pickwickian Studies |Percy Fitzgerald
The Italian, so proud of the elegance of his manners, sometimes assumes the most scurrilous tone.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1) |J. H. Merle D'Aubign
In Ambrakia once Pyrrhus was advised to banish a man who abused him in scurrilous terms.

Plutarch's Lives, Volume II |Aubrey Stewart & George Long
Another objection this gentleman has, and that is that I am scurrilous.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for scurrilous

scurrilous

/ (ˈskʌrɪləs) /

adjective

grossly or obscenely abusive or defamatory

characterized by gross or obscene humour

Derived forms of scurrilous

scurrility (skəˈrɪlɪtɪ) or scurrilousness, noun scurrilously, adverb

Word Origin for scurrilous

C16: from Latin scurrīlis derisive, from scurra buffoon

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