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Scurrile
Scur′rile
,Adj.
[L.
scurrilis
, fr. scurra
a bufoon, jester: cf. F. scurrile
.] Such as befits a buffoon or vulgar jester; grossly opprobrious or loudly jocose in language; scurrilous;
as,
. scurrile
tauntsThe wretched affectation of
scurrile
laughter. Cowley.
A
scurrile
or obscene jest will better advance you at the court of Charles than your father’s ancient name. Sir W. Scott.
Definition 2024
scurrile
scurrile
English
Adjective
scurrile (comparative more scurrile, superlative most scurrile)
- (archaic) Scurrilous.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, III.1.1.i:
- ’Tis not scurrile this, but chaste, honest, most part serious, and even of religion itself.
- Cowley
- The wretched affectation of scurrile laughter.
- Sir Walter Scott
- A scurrile or obscene jest will better advance you at the court of Charles than your father's ancient name.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, III.1.1.i: