What does scurrility mean?
Definitions for scurrility
skəˈrɪl ɪ tiscur·ril·i·ty
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word scurrility.
Princeton's WordNet
scurrility, billingsgatenoun
foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
Wiktionary
scurrilitynoun
Something that is scurrilous.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Scurrilitynoun
Grosness of reproach; loudness of jocularity; mean buffoonery.
Etymology: scurrilité, Fr. scurrilitas, Lat.
Good master Holofernes, purge; so it shall please you to abrogate scurrility. William Shakespeare.
Banish scurrility and profaneness, and restrain the licentious insolence of poets. Dryden.
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scurrility
Scurrility refers to the behavior or act of using coarse, vulgar, or abusive language, often characterized by humor or satire. It also signifies behavior or language that is offensively rude or contemptuous.
Webster Dictionary
Scurrilitynoun
the quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous; mean, vile, or obscene jocularity
Scurrilitynoun
that which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scurrility in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scurrility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of scurrility in a Sentence
Laughing is peculiar to man, but all men do not laugh for the same reason. There is the attic salt which springs from the charm in the words, from the flash of wit, from the spirited and brilliant sally. There is the low joke which arises from scurrility and idle conceit.
Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.
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