scurrility
- noun
- /skərˈɪləti/
- Offensive
:
scurrilidad
- The politician's speech was filled with scurrility that offended many in the audience.
Examples
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Her article was criticized for its use of scurrility instead of focusing on the facts.
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Franklin was the most prominent victim of this "torrent of low scurrility," as one observer called it.
Academic text (2000) -
Despite the heated debate, I could not believe the level of scurrility used by some speakers.
Synonyms
155
3.4
Rude or insulting words said to hurt someone
54
7.4
An insulting remark that harms someone's reputation
43
6.0
Words that are rude and upset people, often about religion
38
4.9
Using rude words to insult someone
27
9.5
Bitter, angry language that attacks people
18
5.7
Words people say when angry or surprised that are rude
18
7.1
A word people think is rude or not polite
10
8.8
Angry words that strongly insult someone
1
7.0
Mean words or actions that hurt other people
1
8.1
Rude words or actions that show little respect for other people
1
9.9
Very rude and insulting language used to hurt people
1
9.2
An offensive or rude word considered inappropriate in polite speech
A set of harsh insulting words meant to hurt someone
Rude words or actions that aim to hurt someone
A strong spoken curse that shows deep hatred or disgust
A rude word about sex or body parts
Using rude or sexual words in speech and writing
A quality of speech or writing that is rude about sex
Words or actions meant to hurt someone
Antonyms
How Offensive
- Formal
6
8.4
- Offensive
27
9.5
- Offensive
- Offensive
155
3.4
- Offensive
313
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
scurrility = scurrilous (semi-transparent) = scurril + ity
The noun is a regular -ity nominalization of the scurril- stem (related to 'scurrilous'), but the base is rare and the removal of -ous is not fully transparent to learners.
Etymology
Scurrility comes from the Latin scurra, which meant 'jester' or 'buffoon'. Because jesters often used rude jokes and insults, the meaning changed to 'rude, abusive language', so scurrility now means the use of coarse or insulting speech.