scurrility

[ skuh-ril-i-tee ]

noun

, plural scur·ril·i·ties

1. a scurrilous quality or condition.
2. a scurrilous remark or attack.

   Synonyms: vilification, vulgarity, indecency, invective, abuse, vituperation

Word History and Origins

Origin of scurrility¹

From the Latin word scurrīlitās, dating back to 1500–10. See scurrile, -ity

Example Sentences

Someone has been in this motel room all night, strewing scurrilities.

From New York Times

An editorial in The Washington Post was later to describe it as “last-minute scurrility.”

From Washington Post

He delivered himself of this inaccurate scurrility: “Let’s remember when Hitler won his election in 1932,” he told BBC Radio London.

From Time

Both parties gradually lost their temper and published against each other letters filled with scurrility.

From Project Gutenberg

They are to be known by their modesty and precision of speech, avoiding scurrility and detraction and light words and lies and oaths.

From Project Gutenberg