Scurrilous synonyms

skûr'ə-ləs, skŭr'-

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obscene
The definition of obscene is offensive, indecent or disgusting.
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abusive
Being physically injurious; characterized by repeated violence.
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fescennine
Vulgar; obscene; scurrilous
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ribald
The definition of ribald is something that references sexual matters in a bawdy or humorous way.
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indecent
Of speech, that it is crude and offensive, typically in a sexual manner.
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coarse
Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture:
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vulgar
Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
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foulmouthed
Tending to use obscene or offensive language
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shameless
Having or showing no feeling of shame, modesty, or decency; brazen; impudent
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derogatory
Disparaging; belittling:
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dirty
Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
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filthy
Obscene or offensive:
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foul
Irritable or upset:
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gross
With no deductions; total; entire
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insulting
Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
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lewd
Showing, or intended to excite, lust or sexual desire, esp. in an offensive way; lascivious
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offensive
Of, relating to, or designed for attack:
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opprobrious
The definition of opprobrious is something that is disrespectful or that expresses shame or disgrace.
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raunchy
Very low class; inferior; inadequate.
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scurrile
(Archaic) Scurrilous.
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vile
The definition of vile is offensive in a way that makes you want to leave.
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polite (antonym)
Well-mannered, civilized.
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clean (antonym)
Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated:
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upright (antonym)
Vertical; erect.
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contumelious
(Archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; insolent or disdainful.
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invective
Characterized by invection or railing.
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vituperative
Using, containing, or marked by harshly critical or irate language.
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barnyard
Of a barnyard
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bawdy
The definition of bawdy is something gross, indecent or overly graphic.
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broad
Wide in extent or scope.
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nasty
Offensive in taste or smell; nauseating
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profane
Not initiated into the inner mysteries or esoteric knowledge of something
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scatologic
Offensive to accepted standards of decency
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scatological
Relating to scatology, the usage of obscenities.
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smutty
Affected with plant smut
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attack (related)
Designed or used for carrying out a hostile or aggressive attack
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attitude (related)
Of, relating to, or characterized by verbal abuse
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slanderous (related)
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vitriolic (related)
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blasphemous (related)
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salacious (related)
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mendacious (related)
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puerile (related)
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decent (related)
Fair; good enough; okay.
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Scurrilous Sentence Examples

  • While at Douai he wrote a scurrilous attack on Queen Elizabeth, which caused a riot among the English students.

  • At a later period he was unjustly described as "a scurrilous party writer," which he certainly was not; but, on the other hand, Johnson spoke of his writing "so variously and so well," and put Robinson Crusoe among the only three books that readers wish longer.

  • By this time O'Connell had attained a position of great eminence in the House of Commons: as a debater he stood in the very first rank, though he had entered St Stephen's after fifty; and his oratory, massive and strong in argument, although too often scurrilous and coarse, and marred by a bearing in which cringing flattery and rude bullying were strangely blended, made a powerful, if not a pleasing, impression.

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