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scurrile

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English

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Etymology

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From French scurrile, from Latin scurrilis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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scurrile (comparative more scurrile, superlative most scurrile)

  1. (archaic) Scurrilous.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, III.1.1.i:
      ’Tis not scurrile this, but chaste, honest, most part serious, and even of religion itself.
    • 1668, Thomas Spratt, The Works of Mr Abraham Cowley, Preface:
      the wretched affectation of scurril laughter
    • 1822, [Walter Scott], Peveril of the Peak. [], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: [] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:
      A scurrile or obscene jest [] will better advance you at the court of Charles than your father's ancient name.

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin scurrīlis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skurˈri.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: scur‧rì‧le

Adjective

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scurrile (plural scurrili)

  1. scurrilous, coarse

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Further reading

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  • scurrile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana