| 单词 | scurrilous |
| 释义 | scurrilous (once / 5727 pages) adj If something is scurrilous, it's meant to offend. Scurrilous rumors can give you a bad rep, and scurrilous stories sell tabloid magazines. If something is scurrilous, it doesn't necessarily mean it isn't true: that celebrity may well be pregnant, on drugs, or getting divorced — or possibly all three — but it does suggest a certain indifference to the truth on the part of the person being scurrilous. WORD FAMILYscurrilous: scurrility, scurrilously+/scurrility: scurrilities USAGE EXAMPLESThey believed outrageous and scurrilous tales about Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, stories that lacked even a shred of truth. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) So have celebrity worship, scurrilous partisanship, a yearning for “outsider candidates,” and Trump’s own thirst for power. The New Yorker(Nov 04, 2016) There’s been plenty of whispered scurrilous talk about Guardiola in the past year or so, verging on a smear campaign. The Guardian(Oct 19, 2016) adj expressing offensive reproach Syn abusive, opprobrious offensive causing anger or annoyance |
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