Another word for scurrilous
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Adjective
Of, relating to, or characterized by verbal abuse
- Using, containing, or marked by harshly critical or irate language.
- Expressing contemptuous reproach; scornful or abusive:
- Bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous:
- Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation:
- A denunciatory or abusive expression or discourse:
- rude in a contemptuous way; insulting and humiliating
- Characterized by improper or wrongful use:
- Using or containing insulting or hurtful language:
- Causing physical injury to another:
Offensive to accepted standards of decency
- Obscene, lewd, or vulgar:
- Grimy; unkempt:
- Uninhibited. Used of sex.
- Crudely indecent:
- Deficient in taste, consideration, or refinement:
- Given to crudity or tastelessness, as in one's behavior:
- soiled with smut
- affected with plant smut
- pornographic or indecent
- Characterized by or indulging in humor that is vulgar and lewd.
- A vulgar, lewdly funny person.
- Marked by contempt or irreverence for what is sacred.
- Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular:
- Not admitted into a body of secret knowledge or ritual; uninitiated.
- Offensive to accepted standards of decency.
- Of or relating to materials that can be regulated or criminalized because their depiction of nudity, sex, or excretion is patently offensive and without artistic or scientific value.
- Morally repulsive; disgusting:
- Disgusting or repellent:
- Unpleasantly cold or wet:
- Dirty; filthy.
- Preoccupied with sex and sexual desire; lustful.
- Obscene; indecent.
- Wicked.
- Exclusive of deductions; total:
- Unmitigated in any way; utter:
- So obvious or conspicuous as to cause or heighten offense:
- Offensive to the senses; revolting:
- Having a bad odor or taste:
- Rotten or putrid:
- Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty.
- Obscene or offensive:
- Vile; nasty:
- Licentious; obscene.
- Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
- Spreading dirt; polluting:
- Apt to soil with dirt or grime:
- Of low, common, or inferior quality.
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
- Vulgar or indecent:
- Wide in extent from side to side:
- Large in expanse; spacious:
- Having a certain width from side to side:
- Humorously coarse; lewd or risqué:
- The area surrounding a barn, often enclosed by a fence.
- Coarse or indecent:
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Another word for scurrilous
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- Characterized by or indulging in humor that is vulgar and lewd.
- A vulgar, lewdly funny person.
- Feeling no shame; impervious to disgrace.
- Marked by a lack of shame:
- Offensive to accepted standards of decency.
- Of or relating to materials that can be regulated or criminalized because their depiction of nudity, sex, or excretion is patently offensive and without artistic or scientific value.
- Morally repulsive; disgusting:
- Using abusive or obscene language.
- Crudely indecent:
- Deficient in taste, consideration, or refinement:
- Given to crudity or tastelessness, as in one's behavior:
- Of low, common, or inferior quality.
- Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
- Vulgar or indecent:
- Offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; lewd or vulgar:
- Not appropriate or becoming; unseemly:
See also:
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