Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Scurrilous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scurrilous \Scur"ril*ous\, a. [See Scurrile.]
1. Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of
people, or such as only the license of buffoons can
warrant; as, a scurrilous fellow.
2. Containing low indecency or abuse; mean; foul; vile;
obscenely jocular; as, scurrilous language.
The absurd and scurrilous sermon which had very
unwisely been honored with impeachment. --Macaulay.
Syn: Opprobrious; abusive; reproachful; insulting; insolent;
offensive; gross; vile; vulgar; low; foul; foul-mouthed;
indecent; scurrile; mean. -- {Scur"ril*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Scur"ril*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scurrilous
adj : expressing offensive reproach [syn: {abusive}, {insulting},
{opprobrious}, {scornful}]
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