- scur|rile
- scur|rile or scur|ril «SKUR uhl», adjective.Archaic. scurrilous.
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scur|ril — scur|rile or scur|ril «SKUR uhl», adjective. Archaic. scurrilous. ╂[< Latin scurrīlus; see etym. under scurrilous (Cf. ↑scurrilous)] … Useful english dictionary
scur — ob·scur·ed·ly; ob·scur·er; ob·scur·ing·ly; scur·rile; scur·ril·i·ty; scur·ri·lous; scur·vi·ly; scur·vi·ness; scur·vish; scur; scur·ry; scur·vy; scur·ril; scur·ri·lous·ly; scur·ri·lous·ness; … English syllables
rile — feb·rile; rile; scur·rile; … English syllables
scurrile — scur·rile … English syllables
Scurrile — Scur rile, a. [L. scurrilis, fr. scurra a bufoon, jester: cf. F. scurrile.] Such as befits a buffoon or vulgar jester; grossly opprobrious or loudly jocose in language; scurrilous; as, scurrile taunts. [1913 Webster] The wretched affectation of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malicious — adj 1. malevolent, malign, malignant, maleficent, malefic, wanton, Archaic. despiteous, evil intentioned, evil disposed. See malevolent(defs.1, 2). 2. defamatory, denigrating, vituperative, vilifying, vilipenditory; slanderous, libelous,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
vulgar — adj 1. ignorant, uninformed, unaware, unsophisticated, artless; unlearned, uneducated, untaught, unversed, unlettered, illiterate; ill bred, unbred, untrained; unrefined, uncultured, ungentlemanly, unladylike, uncultivated, uncivilized; gauche,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
