English Explanatory Dictionary

scurrilous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
  2. Of language:
  3. Coarse, vulgar, or abusive.
  4. Slanderous.
  5. Gross, vulgar.
  6. Unscrupulous, evil.

Pronunciation

/ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scurrilous.wav /ˈskɜɹələs/ /ˈskʌɹələs/

Word forms

scurrilous more scurrilous most scurrilous

Etymology

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

Related words

scurrile scurrilously scurrilousness scurrility
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