scurril
scurril is the obsolete form of scurrile.
Meaning of scurrile
Adjective
scurrile (comparative more scurrile, superlative most scurrile)
- Scurrilous.
- For had an Angel bin his discipliner, unlesse it were for dwelling too much upon Ciceronianisms, & had chastiz'd the reading, not the vanity, it had bin plainly partiall; first to correct him for grave Cicero, and not for scurrill Plautus, whom he confesses to have bin reading not long before1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], →OCLC
Forms of scurril
| comparative | more scurril |
|---|---|
| superlative | most scurril |
Questions about scurril
- What is scurril the obsolete form of?
- Scurril is the obsolete form of scurrile.
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