Scurrilous Synonyms and Antonyms

skûrə-ləs, skŭr-
Of, relating to, or characterized by verbal abuse
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. abusive
  2. contumelious
  3. invective
  4. opprobrious
  5. vituperative

Words Related to Scurrilous

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Scurrilous Sentence Examples

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

  • His detractors were noisy and scurrilous.

  • 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.

  • That scurrilous remark was made to try to blight the credibility of the party that I serve.

  • The Verger and I both look forward to meeting you when you visit this country to defend him against these scurrilous accusations.

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