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scurrilousness Definition


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scurrilous
adj
    1. Indecently insulting or abusive, and unjustly damaging to the reputation.
      Example: scurrilous remarks
      Thesaurus: lewd, indecent, vulgar, ribald, foul, salacious, obscene, slanderous; evil, offensive, coarse, malicious, vicious.
Derivative: scurrilously
adverb
    Derivative: scurrility
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin scurrilis, from scurra buffoon.



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