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scurrility |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scurrility n : foul-mouthed or obscene abuse [syn: {billingsgate}]
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