different between scurrilous vs injurious

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)

1. (of a person) Given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
2. (of language) Coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous.
3. Gross, vulgar and evil.
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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

English

Etymology

From Middle English injurious, from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin ini?ri?sus; analysable as injury +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?d??????s/, /?n?d??????s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?d???i.?s/, /?n?d??i.?s/
• Hyphenation: in?ju?ri?ous

Adjective

injurious (comparative more injurious, superlative most injurious)

1. Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
2. Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.

Synonyms

• scathel, harmful, hurtful; see also Thesaurus:harmful
• defamatory, invidious, libelous, slanderous; see also Thesaurus:defamatory

Derived terms

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

• injuryos

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman enjurius, from Latin ini?ri?sus; equivalent to injurie +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in?d?iu??riu?s/, /in?d?iu?rius/

Adjective

injurious (rare, Late Middle English)

1. (of speech) Rude, offensive, distasteful.
2. Morally wrong or evil; potentially dangerous.

Descendants

• English: injurious

References

• “inj?ri?us, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-24.