scurrilous

English

Etymology

From Latin scurrilis (“buffoon-like”), from scurra (“a buffoon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskɜɹələs/, /ˈskʌɹələs/

Adjective

scurrilous (comparative more scurrilous, superlative most scurrilous)

1. (of a person) given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed
2. (of language) coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous

Related terms

• scurrile
• scurrilously
• scurrilousness
• scurrility

Translations

foul-mouthed

Dutch: grofgebekt (nl) Finnish: rääväsuinen (fi), ruokoton (fi)

Russian: оскорбительный (ru) (oskorbítel'nyj), грубый (ru) (grúbyj)

coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous

Dutch: vulgair (nl), grof (nl) Finnish: ruokoton (fi)

Russian: непристойный (ru) (nepristójnyj), грубый (ru) (grúbyj)

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Italian: scurrile (it) m. and f.

External links

• scurrilous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• scurrilous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• scurrilous at OneLook Dictionary Search