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4 dictionary results for: scurrility
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
scur·ril·i·ty       [skuh-ril-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1.a scurrilous quality or condition.
2.a scurrilous remark or attack.

[Origin: 1500–10; < L scurrīlitās. See scurrile, -ity]

2. vituperation, abuse, vilification, invective; indecency, vulgarity.
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scur·ril·i·ty       (skə-rĭl'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. scur·ril·i·ties
  1. The quality of being vulgar, coarse, or abusive.
  2. A vulgar, coarse, or abusive remark or passage.

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scurrility

noun
foul-mouthed or obscene abuse 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Scurrility

Scur*ril"i*ty\, n. [L. scurrilitas: cf. F. scurrilit['e].]

1. The quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous; mean, vile, or obscene jocularity.

Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious, pleasant without scurrility. --Shak.

2. That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse.

Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and scurrility. --Macaulay.

Syn: Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity; indecency.

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