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Scurrility

Scurrility Meaning & Definition
Scurrility Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scurrility?

[n] foul-mouthed or obscene abuse

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scurrility: billingsgate

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See Also | abuse | contumely | insult | revilement | vilification

Scurrility In Webster's Dictionary

\Scur*ril"i*ty\, n. [L. scurrilitas: cf. F. scurrilit['e].] 1. The quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous; mean, vile, or obscene jocularity. Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious, pleasant without scurrility. --Shak. 2. That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse. Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and scurrility. --Macaulay. Syn: Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity; indecency.

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