scurrilous C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈskɜɹələs/ UK /ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/ See IPA manual Freq #60126 Meanings 1 adj given to foul-mouthed abuse The second in command is a quite scurrilous. 2 adj Slanderous. She said Johnson was “a better man than many of your detractors will ever understand”, adding that it was “so desperately sad that you let yourself down by making a scurrilous accusation against the leader of the opposition”. 3 adj Unscrupulous, evil. We have had our address used by scurrilous crooks in the past to gain assets by fraud. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · given to foul-mouthed abuse abusive Word family Related forms scurrilescurrilityscurrilouslyscurrilousness Etymology From Latin scurrīlis (“buffoon-like”) + -ous, from scurra (“a buffoon”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scurrilous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈskɜɹələs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/ **Frequency rank:** 60126 ## Meanings 1. given to foul-mouthed abuse 2. Slanderous. 3. Unscrupulous, evil. ## Examples - The second in command is a quite scurrilous. - She said Johnson was “a better man than many of your detractors will ever understand”, adding that it was “so desperately sad that you let yourself down by making a scurrilous accusation against the leader of the opposition”. - We have had our address used by scurrilous crooks in the past to gain assets by fraud. ## Synonyms - abusive ## Related Forms - scurrile - scurrility - scurrilously - scurrilousness ## Etymology From Latin scurrīlis (“buffoon-like”) + -ous, from scurra (“a buffoon”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown