scurrile
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of scurrile
1560–70; < Latin scurrīlis jeering, equivalent to scurr ( a ) buffoon + -īlis -ile
Example Sentences
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I have been accused, in the execution of this first portion of my work, of irreverent and scurrile expression towards the works which I have depreciated.
From Modern Painters Volume I (of V) by John Ruskin
Beside this corpse that bears for winding sheet The stars and stripes he lived to rear anew, Between the mourners at his head and feet, Say, scurrile jester, is there room for you?
From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 1: 1832-1843 by Abraham Lincoln
"Peace with thy scurrile jests!" answered Edith, colouring deeply.
From The Talisman by Sir Walter Scott
As the barking of a dog, I securely contemn those malicious and scurrile obloquies, flouts, calumnies of railers and detractors; I scorn the rest.
From The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
The writers paid by the party antagonistic to the Borgia growth in power therefore slung the more scurrile accusation.
From She Stands Accused by Victor MacClure
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