1.
[syn: scurrility, billingsgate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scurrility \Scur*ril"i*ty\, n. [L. scurrilitas: cf. F.
scurrilit['e].]
1. The quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous;
mean, vile, or obscene jocularity.
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Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious,
pleasant without scurrility. --Shak.
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2. That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene
language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse.
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Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and
scurrility. --Macaulay.
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Syn: Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity; indecency.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scurrility
n 1: foul-mouthed or obscene abuse [syn: scurrility,
billingsgate]