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scurrility

[skuh-ril-i-tee]

scur·ril·i·ty

[skuh-ril-i-tee]
noun, plural scur·ril·i·ties for 2.
1.
a scurrilous quality or condition.
2.
a scurrilous remark or attack.

Origin:
1500–10; < Latin scurrīlitās. See scurrile, -ity


2. vituperation, abuse, vilification, invective; indecency, vulgarity.

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scurrilous (ˈskʌrɪləs)
 
adj
1.  grossly or obscenely abusive or defamatory
2.  characterized by gross or obscene humour
 
[C16: from Latin scurrīlis derisive, from scurra buffoon]
 
scurrility
 
n
 
'scurrilousness
 
n
 
'scurrilously
 
adv

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