[ 'skʌrɪləs ]
■ adjective making scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.
↘humorously insulting.
Derivatives
scurrility noun ( plural scurrilities ).
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C16: from Fr. scurrile or L. scurrilus (from scurra 'buffoon') + -ous .