scurrility

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scurrility

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From scurril(ous) + -ity, from Latin scurrilitas.

noun scurrilities

  1. countable, uncountable Something that is scurrilous. His gayeſt flooriſhes are but Gaſcoignes Weedes, or Tarletons trickes, or Greenes crankes, or Marlowes bravadoes; his jeſts, but the dregges of common ſcurrilitie, or the ſhreds of the Theater, or the of-ſcouring of new pamflets: […]

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@misc{scurrility_2026,
  title = {scurrility},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scurrility},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}