scurrilous

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈskɜɹələs/, /ˈskʌɹələs/

Adjective

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.
   • 2013, Alex Himelfarb, ‎Jordan Himelfarb, Tax Is Not a Four-Letter Word: A Different Take on Taxes in Canada ↗

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   We have had our address used by scurrilous crooks in the past to gain assets by fraud.

Related terms

• scurrile
• scurrilously
• scurrilousness
• scurrility

Translations

• German: ordinär, flegelhaft, pöbelhaft, niederträchtig, gemein
• Portuguese: obsceno
• Russian: оскорби́тельный

Translations

• German: vulgär, obszön, ehrenrührig, verleumderisch, unflätig, zotig
• Portuguese: obsceno
• Russian: непристо́йный

Translations

• German: bösartig, widerlich, übel
• Russian: ме́рзкий

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