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   scurrilous

   /ˈskʌrɪləs/

   adjective

   • 1. making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation: "a scurrilous attack on his integrity"
   • ▪ humorously insulting: "a very funny collection of bawdy and scurrilous writings"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French scurrile or Latin scurrilus (from scurra ‘buffoon’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scurrilously adverb
   • 2. scurrilousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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