'Scurrility' definitions:
Definition of 'scurrility'
(from WordNet)
noun
Foul-mouthed or obscene abuse [syn: scurrility, billingsgate]
Definition of 'Scurrility'
From: GCIDE
- Scurrility \Scur*ril"i*ty\, n. [L. scurrilitas: cf. F. scurrilit['e].]
- 1. The quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous; mean, vile, or obscene jocularity. [1913 Webster]
- Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious, pleasant without scurrility. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse. [1913 Webster]
- Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and scurrility. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity; indecency. [1913 Webster]