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Definition of: scurrilous
(skûr′ə·ləs) adjective
1. Grossly offensive or vulgar; opprobrious.
2. Expressed with or given to low buffoonery. Also scur·rile (skûr′-·il), scur′ril. [Earlier scurrile <L, neut. of scurrilis buffoon-like <scurra a buffoon]
—scur′ri·lous·ly adverb
—scur′ri·lous·ness noun
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