different between opprobrious vs scurrile

English

Etymology

From Old French oprobrieus, from Late Latin opprobri?sus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p???b?i?s/
• Hyphenation: op?pro?bri?ous

Adjective

opprobrious (comparative more opprobrious, superlative most opprobrious)

1. Of or relating to opprobrium or disgrace.
2. Tending to cause opprobrium.

References

• opprobrious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• opprobrious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From French scurrile, from Latin scurrilis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sk??a?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sk???l/, /?sk??a?l/

Adjective

scurrile (comparative more scurrile, superlative most scurrile)

1. (archaic) Scurrilous.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, III.1.1.i:

     ’Tis not scurrile this, but chaste, honest, most part serious, and even of religion itself.

   • 1668, Thomas Spratt, The Works of Mr Abraham Cowley Preface

     the wretched affectation of scurril laughter

Italian

Etymology

From Latin scurr?lis.

Adjective

scurrile (plural scurrili)

1. scurrilous, coarse

Related terms

• scurrilità

Further reading

• scurrile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana