scurrilous[adjective]Synonyms: slanderous, abusive, defamatory, insulting, scandalous, vituperative
Related Words: coarse,
gross,
filthy,
foul,
insulting,
offending,
offensive,
outrageous,
outraging [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
scur‧ri‧lous /ˈskʌrələs, ˈskʌrɪləs $ ˈskɜːr-/
adjective formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: scurrilis, from scurra 'stupid person']
scurrilous remarks, articles etc contain damaging and untrue statements about someone ⇒
slanderous:
a scurrilous attack on his integrity—scurrilously adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲