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variants:
or scurril
Synonyms & Antonyms of scurrile
marked by harsh insulting language
- performs a scurrile comedy routine that is guaranteed to rile people
Synonyms for scurrile
Words Related to scurrile
- coarse,
- crude,
- dirty,
- filthy,
- foul,
- foulmouthed,
- gross,
- indecent,
- nasty,
- obscene,
- potty-mouthed,
- vulgar
- defamatory,
- libelous
- (or libellous),
- scandalous,
- slanderous
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“Scurrile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scurrile. Accessed 7 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of scurrile was in 1567
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