scurrilous

adjective scur·ri·lous \ ˈskər-ə-ləs , ˈskə-rə- \

|Updated on: 5 Jul 2018

Examples: scurrilous in a Sentence

Definition of scurrilous

1 a : using or given to coarse language

b : vulgar and evil

scurrilous imposters who used a religious exterior to rob poor people
—Edwin Benson

2 : containing obscenities, abuse, or slander

scurrilous accusations

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scurrilously

adverb

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scurrilousness

noun

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Examples of scurrilous in a Sentence

scurrilous attacks on the senator
a scurrilous satire on the scandal that enveloped Washington

Recent Examples of scurrilous from the Web

Contrary to her latest defamatory press statement, the evidence, including sworn testimony, will show the full extent and scope of the scurrilous falsehoods Kesha spread.

— jeff nelson, PEOPLE.com, "Kesha Reveals She's Yet to Be Paid for Rainbow, Blames Dr. Luke for Lady Gaga Text Leak: Lawyer," 15 June 2018
Someday, perhaps, attention-seeking social-media posts will naturally peter out, as CB radio chatter and scurrilous pamphleteering once did.

— amar bhidé, WSJ, "Skepticism Beats Snopes as an Antidote to Fake News," 8 June 2018
Harvey has long been rumored to be more interested in New York nightlife, supermodels, and perhaps the other scurrilous aspects of stardom — but that mattered little to fans when the sinker was drawing swings-and-misses.

— paul daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc: Is who the Reds have now better than who they've dumped?," 8 May 2018
Implausible, scurrilous and unsupported allegations are not reportable, but a government official making public reference to such allegations is reportable.

— holman w. jenkins, WSJ, "The Trump Dossier Dam Is Breaking," 27 Oct. 2017
Of course, once these scurrilous claims hit the public sphere, other brain deads pick up the mantle.

— angela helm, The Root, "Fringe Media Outlets Smear Heather Heyer, Alleging She Died By Heart Attack, Not a Raging White Supremacist," 10 Sep. 2017
Scurrilous rumors that McMaster has a drinking problem floated around the periphery.

— tina nguyen, The Hive, "Inside the Plot to Oust Steve Bannon," 17 Aug. 2017
Antifa becomes merely a radical adjunct to traditional Democratic-party politics; the alt-right becomes merely a useful tool for scurrilous Republican politicians and media figures.

— ben shapiro, National Review, "Antifa and the Alt-Right, Growing in Opposition to One Another," 15 Aug. 2017
The reaction to the Kathy Griffin photograph is encouraging; the success of the more scurrilous late-night talk show hosts, and Trump's continuing unpresidential blogging, is not.

— julian e. zelizer, The Atlantic, "Is It Time for the U.S. to Rein in the Presidency?," 9 June 2017

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