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De - Pt| English Dictionary: scurrility | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for scurrility | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Scurrility \Scur*ril"i*ty\, n. [L. scurrilitas: cf. F. scurrilit[82].] 1. The quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous; mean, vile, or obscene jocularity. Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious, pleasant without scurrility. --Shak. 2. That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse. Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and scurrility. --Macaulay. Syn: Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity; indecency. | |
