scurrilous

scur·ri·lous | \ ˈskər-ə-ləs

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Definition of scurrilous

1a : 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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scurrilous attacks on the senator a scurrilous satire on the scandal that enveloped Washington

Recent Examples on the Web The tenuous Wright connection, in Hendrickson’s feverish imagination, is a scurrilous newspaper editor named Robert Lloyd Jones, who used his Tulsa paper to whip up white indignation. — Christopher Benfey, Harper's magazine, "Burning Down the House," 25 Nov. 2019 James will not only fully defend himself, but will also seek damages from the plaintiffs and their attorneys for filing this scurrilous publicity-seeking lawsuit. — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, "James Franco Sued by 2 Women Who Claim He Sexually Exploited Them Through His Acting School," 3 Oct. 2019 Nazi caricatures of Jews as conniving, scurrilous schemers - a people of hooked noses and sinister motives - infused the art, literature, film and propaganda that led to the Holocaust. — Jeffrey Fleishman, chicagotribune.com, "Trump’s Jewish comments play on anti-Semitism in culture, film and art," 22 Aug. 2019 So magnificent are these 300 warriors that they surely would have held the pass indefinitely ... if not for the actions of a scurrilous traitor, Ephialtes, a misshapen hunchback who was too deformed to serve in the Spartan line. — Myke Cole, The New Republic, "The Sparta Fetish Is a Cultural Cancer," 1 Aug. 2019 The idea that the 2008 campaign was uniquely scurrilous is provably wrong. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "Ben Shapiro’s revealing explanation for Donald Trump’s rise: it’s all Obama’s fault," 7 Sep. 2018 Others predicted the internet giant would surely recoil from our scurrilous treatment by relocating to a red state. — Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times, "We freaked out over Amazon’s HQ2 search. But it turned out to be for all the wrong reasons," 13 Nov. 2018 After the President lied to the American people, the President's associates argued that the allegations against the President were false and even scurrilous. — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, "Brett Kavanaugh, Trump and what the Starr Report says about impeachment, annotated," 11 July 2018 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

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“Scurrilous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scurrilous. Accessed 22 Feb. 2020.

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