scurrile

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skûril, -īl, skur-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
scur•rile  (skûril, -īl, skur-),USA pronunciation adj. [Archaic.]
  1. scurrilous.
  • Latin scurrīlis jeering, equivalent. to scurr(a) buffoon + -īlis -ile
  • 1560–70

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