About The Word Scurrility
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Scurrility
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What's The Definition Of Scurrility?
[n] foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
Synonyms | Synonyms for Scurrility: billingsgate Related Terms | Find terms related to Scurrility: 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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