scurrility
[skuh-ril-i-tee]
- a scurrilous quality or condition.
- a scurrilous remark or attack.
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Origin of scurrility
Synonyms
See more synonyms for scurrility on Thesaurus.com2. vituperation, abuse, vilification, invective; indecency, vulgarity.
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Examples from the Web for scurrility
Historical Examples
It reeked with scurrility and disloyalty from beginning to end.
The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1John Charles Dent
There is the low joke which arises from scurrility and idle conceit.
Book of Wise SayingsW. A. Clouston
His tongue might avenge him; scurrility is his strong point.
The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4Lucian of Samosata
Compare his geniality with the scurrility of the smart writers.
Theodore Watts-DuntonJames Douglas
Most of the newspapers contain nothing but scurrility and abuse.
My MemoirsMarguerite Steinheil
Word Origin and History for scurrility
n.
c.1500, from Latin scurrilitas "buffoonery," from scurrilis (see scurrilous).
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