scurrilous

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/
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/ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/ · /ˈskɜɹələs/ · /ˈskʌɹələs/

Definition of scurrilous

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
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adj

  1. Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
  2. Of language:
  3. Of language:
    “She said Johnson was “a better man than many of your detractors will ever understand”, adding that it was “so desperately sad that you let yourself down by making a scurrilous accusation against the leader of the opposition”.”
  4. Gross, vulgar.
  5. Unscrupulous, evil.
    “We have had our address used by scurrilous crooks in the past to gain assets by fraud.”
    “"Some days, I try to imagine how scurrilous it would be for a left-leaning government in Canada to embark on such a costly political agenda for, say, a 10-year period, and still find itself unable to convince Canadians that the majority have benefited from this."”
    “"Instead, another dangerous killer now roams our streets, thanks to that scurrilous, sinister super-heel!"”

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Etymology

From Latin scurrīlis (“buffoon-like”) + -ous, from scurra (“a buffoon”).

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