variants
or scurril
as in abusive
marked by harsh insulting language
performs a scurrile comedy routine that is guaranteed to rile people
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Adjective
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The insurance company has alleged that a rogue AI robot masterminded Dela Torre’s campaign to improperly challenge her settlement agreement, generating a flurry of baseless and abusive filings that cost $300,000 to contest.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026 -
Many figures within evangelicalism have promoted an aggressive, domineering, even abusive view of manhood—affixing to it, as Du Mez argues, the label biblical.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Combined with high gas prices, outrageous dry-cleaning bills, and the hour spent getting ready to look younger, an office job demands four hours of unpaid, stressful labor daily just to reach a cubicle.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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One of the goals that secured Scotland’s place at the World Cup was an outrageous McTominay bicycle kick, in a 4–2 victory against Denmark last November.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Considering there were only 33 appearances this past season, such Heat prudence hardly could be viewed as insulting.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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What Florence has been doing is consistent and insulting.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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“Scurrile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scurrile. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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