Scurrility

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scurrility \Scur*ril"i*ty\, n. [L. scurrilitas: cf. F.
     scurrilit['e].]
     1. The quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous;
        mean, vile, or obscene jocularity.
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              Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious,
              pleasant without scurrility.          --Shak.
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     2. That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene
        language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse.
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              Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and
              scurrility.                           --Macaulay.
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     Syn: Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity; indecency.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scurrility
       n : foul-mouthed or obscene abuse [syn: {billingsgate}]