- scurrilousness
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
scurrilousness
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scurrilousness — noun see scurrilous * * * scurrˈilousness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑scurrilous * * * scurrilousness noun [uncountable] Thesaurus: damage to someone s reputationsynonym … Useful english dictionary
Scurrilousness — Scurrilous Scur ril*ous, a. [See Scurrile.] 1. Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of people, or such as only the license of buffoons can warrant; as, a scurrilous fellow. [1913 Webster] 2. Containing low indecency or abuse;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scurrilousness — See scurrilously. * * * … Universalium
scurrilousness — noun The property of being scurrilous … Wiktionary
scurrilousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Harsh, often insulting language: abuse, billingsgate, contumely, invective, obloquy, railing, revilement, reviling, scurrility, vituperation. See PRAISE. 2. The quality or state of being obscene: bawdiness,… … English dictionary for students
scurrilousness — n. vulgarity; indecency of manners; obscenity of language … English contemporary dictionary
scurrilousness — scur·ri·lous·ness … English syllables
scurrilousness — See: scurrilous … English dictionary
scurrility — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. coarseness, indecency, vulgarity, slander, sarcasm, defilement; see also abuse 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality or state of being obscene: bawdiness, coarseness, dirtiness, filthiness, foulness, grossness,… … English dictionary for students
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. [1913 Webster] Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious, pleasant without scurrility.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
