scurillous
scurillous is the misspelling of scurrilous.
Meaning of scurrilous
Adjective
scurrilous (comparative more scurrilous, superlative most scurrilous)
- Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
- Coarse, vulgar, or abusive.
- Slanderous.
- She said Johnson was “a better man than many of your detractors will ever understand”, adding that it was “so desperately sad that you let yourself down by making a scurrilous accusation against the leader of the opposition”.2022 February 3, Heather Stewart, quoting Munira Mirza, “Boris Johnson’s policy chief quits over PM’s ‘scurrilous’ Savile remark”, in The Guardian
- Gross, vulgar.
- Unscrupulous, evil.
- We have had our address used by scurrilous crooks in the past to gain assets by fraud.
Questions about scurillous
- What is scurillous the misspelling of?
- Scurillous is the misspelling of scurrilous.
Words near scurillous in the dictionary
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