Definition of scurrilous Scurrilous
/skɚˈʌlʌs/ - [skerulus] - scur•ril•ous
We found 6 definitions of scurrilous from 4 different sources.
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What does scurrilous mean?
WordNet
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| scurrilous - expressing offensive reproach | ||
| abusive, opprobrious | ||
| offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- scurrilous (Adjective)
Given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed. - scurrilous (Adjective)
coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- scurrilous (a.)
Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of people, or such as only the license of buffoons can warrant; as, a scurrilous fellow. - scurrilous (a.)
Containing low indecency or abuse; mean; foul; vile; obscenely jocular; as, scurrilous language.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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scurrilous
skur′ril-us, adj. using scurrility or language befitting a vulgar buffoon: indecent: vile: vulgar: opprobrious: grossly abusive.—adjs. Scur′ril, Scur′rile, buffoon-like: jesting: foul-mouthed: low.—n. Scurril′ity, buffoonery: low or obscene jesting: indecency of language: vulgar abuse.—adv. Scur′rilously.—n. Scur′rilousness. [L. scurrilis—scurra, a buffoon.]
