scurrilous

  • 61lewd — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lascivious, obscene, salacious, indecent, unchaste. See impurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Suggestive of lewdness] Syn. ribald, smutty, risqué, dirty, indecent, loose, foul mouthed, obscene,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 62opprobrious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abusive, insulting, offensive, slanderous, derogatory, contemptuous, malicious. See disrepute, detraction. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Expressing slander] Syn. scurrilous, slanderous, abusive,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 63abusive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Harshly insulting] Syn. offensive, scurrilous, insulting, sharp tongued; see opprobrious , rude 2 . 2. [Treating badly] Syn. brutal, sadistic, injurious, corrupt; see cruel 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. harmful …

    English dictionary for students

  • 64Ridicule — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ridicule >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ridicule ridicule derision Sgm: N 1 sardonic smile sardonic smile sardonic grin Sgm: N 1 irrision irrision Sgm: N 1 scoffing scoffing &c.(disrespect) 929 Sgm: N 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 65blackguard — I. n. Scurrilous or abusive fellow, low fellow, vile fellow, scamp, scoundrel, villain, rascal, rogue, rapscallion, loon, lown. II. a. 1. Scurrilous, abusive, contumelious, insulting, ribald, vituperative, opprobrious, black mouthed, foul mouthed …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 66blackguard — black•guard [[t]ˈblæg ɑrd, ərd, ˈblækˌgɑrd[/t]] n. 1) a contemptible person; scoundrel 2) a person who uses scurrilous language 3) Obs. the kitchen workers in a large household 4) to speak to or of in scurrilous language; revile • Etymology:… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 67fescennine — fes•cen•nine [[t]ˈfɛs əˌnaɪn, nɪn[/t]] adj. scurrilous; licentious; obscene: fescennine humor[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L Fescennīnus of, belonging to Fescennia, a town in Etruria noted for jesting and scurrilous verse …

    From formal English to slang

  • 68scurrility — scur•ril•i•ty [[t]skəˈrɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) a scurrilous quality or condition 2) a scurrilous remark or attack • Etymology: 1500–10; < L …

    From formal English to slang

  • 69scurrility — /skəˈrɪləti/ (say skuh riluhtee) noun (plural scurrilities) 1. scurrilous quality. 2. a scurrilous remark or attack …

  • 70thersitical —   a. like Thersites, an ugly and scurrilous Greek in Greek legend; scurrilous; violent in speech …

    Dictionary of difficult words