/
ˈskʌrɪləs/
adj.
making scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.
▸humorously insulting.
Derivative
- scurrility n.
(pl. scurrilities)
. - scurrilously adv.
- scurrilousness n.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. scurrile or L. scurrilus (from scurra ‘buffoon’) + -ous.
