MFr scurrile < L scurrilis < scurra, buffoon, prob. of Etr orig.
scurrile in American English
(ˈskɜːrɪl, -ail, ˈskʌr-)
adjective
archaic
scurrilous
Word origin
[1560–70; ‹ L scurrīlis jeering, equiv. to scurr(a) buffoon + -īlis-ile]This word is first recorded in the period 1560–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clinch, ellipsis, radial, sector, sympathy-ile is a suffix of adjectives expressing capability, susceptibility, liability, aptitude,etc. Other words that use the affix -ile include: quartile, reptile, sextile, versatile, volatile