scurrilous
Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuseOf a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
» It was a scurrilous attack.
Es war ein unflätiger Angriff.
Це був лайливий напад.
Meaning
5 sensesOf a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
ordinär, flegelhaft, pöbelhaft
оскорби́тельныйoskorbítelʹnyj, гру́быйgrúbyj
Of language:
Coarse, vulgar, or abusive.
vulgär, obszön, ehrenrührig
непристо́йныйnepristójnyj, гру́быйgrúbyj
Slanderous.
Gross, vulgar.
bösartig, widerlich, übel
ме́рзкийmérzkij
Unscrupulous, evil.
We have had our address used by scurrilous crooks in the past to gain assets by fraud.
- expressing offensive reproach
Examples
2 sentencesIt was a scurrilous attack.
Це був лайливий напад.
deEs war ein unflätiger Angriff.
When freedom of the press was fresh, newspapers were even more scurrilous and libelous than today.
Коли свобода преси була новиною, газети були навіть білш лайливими та наклепницькими, ніж сьогодні.
deAls die Pressefreiheit neu war, waren Zeitungen noch unflätiger und verleumderischer als heute.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Latin scurrīlis (“buffoon-like”) + -ous, from scurra (“a buffoon”).From Latin scurrīlis (“buffoon-like”) + -ous, from scurra (“a buffoon”).
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Forms
more scurrilous, most scurrilous| Comparative | more scurrilous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most scurrilous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- expressing offensive reproach:abusiveopprobrious
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form