scurrile
UK/ˈskʌɹaɪl/US/ˈskɝɹɪl/
scurrile adjective: scurrilous.
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
- ’Tis not scurrile this, but chaste, honest, most part serious, and even of religion itself.1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, III.1.1.i
Forms of scurrile
| comparative | more scurrile |
|---|---|
| superlative | most scurrile |
Origin of scurrile
From French scurrile, from Latin scurrilis.
Questions about scurrile
- What does scurrile mean?
- Scurrile means scurrilous.
- What part of speech is scurrile?
- Scurrile is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce scurrile?
- Scurrile is pronounced /ˈskʌɹaɪl/ (UK).
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