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- Dictionaryscurrilous/ˈskʌrɪləs/
adjective
- 1. making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation: "a scurrilous attack on his integrity"
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Scurrilous means using or given to coarse language, vulgar and evil, or containing obscenities, abuse, or slander. Learn the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of scurrilous from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Scurrilous means expressing unfair or false criticism that is likely to damage someone's reputation. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences and find translations in different languages.
Scurrilous means expressing unfair or false criticism that is likely to damage someone's reputation. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts, see examples from news and literature, and find translations in other languages.
Scurrilous means grossly or obscenely abusive, or characterized by low buffoonery or derision. Learn more about its origin, derived forms, and usage in sentences from various sources.
If something is scurrilous, it's meant to offend. Scurrilous rumors can give you a bad reputation, and scurrilous stories sell tabloid magazines. If you say something scurrilous about someone, your intentions are bad: you mean to damage their reputation or insult them (or quite possibly both).
Scurrilous means grossly or obscenely abusive or defamatory. Find the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and translations of scurrilous in various languages, such as Spanish, French, German, and Arabic.
Definition of scurrilous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
