scurrilous
11scurrilous — scur|ri|lous [ˈskʌrıləs US ˈskə:r ] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: scurrilis, from scurra stupid person ] scurrilous remarks, articles etc contain damaging and untrue statements about someone ▪ a scurrilous attack on his integrity… …
12scurrilous — , which is most often encountered in the expression a scurrilous attack, does not mean disreputable or specious, though those senses are often intended. It means grossly obscene or abusive. An attack must be exceedingly harsh to be scurrilous …
13scurrilous — /ˈskʌrələs / (say skuruhluhs) adjective 1. grossly or indecently abusive: a scurrilous attack. 2. characterised by or using low buffoonery; coarsely jocular or derisive: a scurrilous jest. {see scurrile, ous} –scurrilously, adverb –scurrilousness …
14scurrilous — adj. Scurrilous is used with these nouns: ↑attack, ↑rumour …
15scurrilous — does not mean merely angry or insulting. It means grossly obscene or abusive. An attack must be exceedingly harsh to be scurrilous …
16scurrilous — adjective formal scurrilous remarks, articles etc contain damaging and untrue statements about someone scurrilously adverb scurrilousness noun (U) …
17scurrilous — adjective such scurrilous language! Syn: defamatory, slanderous, libelous, scandalous, insulting, offensive, gross; abusive, vituperative, malicious; informal bitchy …
18scurrilous — adjective /ˈskɜɹələs,ˈskʌɹələs/ a) given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul mouthed b) coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous See Also: scurrile …
19scurrilous — Synonyms and related words: Fescennine, Rabelaisian, abusive, atrocious, back biting, backhand, backhanded, bawdy, belittling, bitchy, blasphemous, blue, calumniatory, calumnious, catty, censorious, coarse, comminatory, contemptuous, contumelious …
20scurrilous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abusive, foul mouthed, vituperative, insulting, offensive, coarse, vulgar, opprobrious. See detraction, disrespect. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. indecent, coarse, vulgar, foulmouthed, obscene,… …
