scurrility
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scur·ril·i·ty 
[skuh-ril-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
[skuh-ril-i-tee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ties for 2.
| 1. | a scurrilous quality or condition. |
| 2. | a scurrilous remark or attack. |
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| scur·ril·i·ty
(skə-rĭl'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. scur·ril·i·ties
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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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