scurrile

adjective

ˈskər-əl How to pronounce scurrile (audio)
variants or scurril
Definition of scurrilenext
as in abusive
marked by harsh insulting language performs a scurrile comedy routine that is guaranteed to rile people

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scurrile
  1. abusive
  2. outrageous
  3. insulting
Adjective
  • In each social-commentary-teetering-on-horror episode, Nanno is a pupil at a different school, picture perfect and scanning the room for whatever secrets — an abusive teacher, an absurd hierarchical system, petty jealousy — demand to be revealed.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Quiroz-Mata in his appeal argued that Reyes is abusive to him and alienating his child from him, the order states.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 15 July 2026
Definition of abusive
Adjective
  • After all, both made their breakthroughs at Barcelona, both play on the right and both possess outrageous natural talent.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Known for embracing the bizarre, the festival announced Shatner’s addition alongside an intentionally outrageous artist rider that mixes legitimate backstage requests with impossible demands directed at the city of Chicago itself.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of outrageous
Adjective
  • 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
  • What Florence has been doing is consistent and insulting.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Definition of insulting
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