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scurrilous

  (skûr'ə-ləs, skŭr'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language; foul-mouthed.
  2. Expressed in vulgar, coarse, and abusive language.
scurrilously scur'ri·lous·ly adv.
scurrilousness scur'ri·lous·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: scurrilous

adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by verbal abuse: abusive, contumelious, invective, opprobrious, vituperative. See attack/defend, attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
  2. Offensive to accepted standards of decency: barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, smutty, vulgar. Slang raunchy. See decent/indecent.

 
Antonyms: scurrilous

adj

Definition: foul-mouthed, vulgar
Antonyms: clean, polite, upright


 
Word Tutor: scurrilous
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Vulgar, coarse, abusive.

pronunciation It was a scurrilous rumor, and she decided to ignore it.

 
Translations: Translations for: Scurrilous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uanstændig, grov

Nederlands (Dutch)
schunnig, plat

Français (French)
adj. - grossier, injurieux, ignoble (une personne), vil

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unflätig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αισχρολόγος, χυδαίος

Italiano (Italian)
scurrile, volgare, triviale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - obsceno, vulgar

Русский (Russian)
грубый, непристойный, оскорбительный, лживый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - difamatorio, calumnioso, grosero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - plump, grovkornig, rå

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
说话粗鄙恶劣的, 下流的, 嘴损的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 說話粗鄙惡劣的, 下流的, 嘴損的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 말투가 험한, 업신 여기는, 상스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 下卑た, 下品な, 口の悪い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بذيء, سفيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גס, מלא גידופים‬


 
 

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