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[ skur -uh -luh s, skuhr - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈskɜr ə ləs, ˈskʌr- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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, S-curve, scurvy, scurvy grass, scut
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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
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British Dictionary definitions for scurrilous 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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