scurrilous
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scurrilous
- /ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/ UK
- /ˈskʌ.ɹɪ.ləs/ UK
- /ˈskɜɹələs/ US
- /ˈskʌɹələs/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin scurrīlis (“buffoon-like”) + -ous, from scurra (“a buffoon”).
adjective more scurrilous · most scurrilous
- Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
- Coarse, vulgar, or abusive.
- Slanderous. She said Johnson was “a better man than many of your detractors will ever understand”, adding that it was “so desperately sad that you let yourself down by making a scurrilous accusation against the leader of the opposition”.
- Gross, vulgar.
- Unscrupulous, evil. We have had our address used by scurrilous crooks in the past to gain assets by fraud.
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adj foul-mouthed
| Português | obsceno |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ordinär, flegelhaft, pöbelhaft, niederträchtig, gemein, possenreißerisch |
| Română | injurios, obscen, ordinar, abuziv |
| Русский | оскорби́тельный oskorbítelʹnyj, гру́бый grúbyj |
adj coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous
| Português | obsceno |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | vulgär, obszön, ehrenrührig, verleumderisch, unflätig, zotig |
| Русский | непристо́йный nepristójnyj, гру́бый grúbyj |
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title = {scurrilous},
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