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scurrilous
English
Etymology
From Latin scurr?lis (“buffoon-like”), from scurra (“a buffoon”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sk?.??.l?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sk???l?s/, /?sk???l?s/
Adjective
scurrilous (comparative more scurrilous, superlative most scurrilous)
- (of a person) Given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
- (of language) Coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous.
- Gross, vulgar and evil.
- 2013, Alex Himelfarb, Jordan Himelfarb, Tax Is Not a Four-Letter Word: A Different Take on Taxes in Canada
- 2013, Alex Himelfarb, Jordan Himelfarb, Tax Is Not a Four-Letter Word: A Different Take on Taxes in Canada
Related terms
- scurrile
- scurrilously
- scurrilousness
- scurrility
Translations
Further reading
- scurrilous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- scurrilous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- scurrilous at OneLook Dictionary Search
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castigating
English
Verb
castigating
- present participle of castigate
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