scurrilous.
Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
Meaning & usage
Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
Of language: Coarse, vulgar, or abusive.
Of language: Slanderous.
Gross, vulgar.
Unscrupulous, evil.
We have had our address used by scurrilous crooks in the past to gain assets by fraud.
Where this word comes from
From Latin scurrīlis (“buffoon-like”) + -ous, from scurra (“a buffoon”).
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