adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a scurrilous rumour formal (= a damaging and false rumour )
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Journalists spread scurrilous rumours about the school.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A mixture of technical facts and utterly scurrilous gossip and dirt if it relates to the cars.
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An old tale tells of a holy priest who visited his nephew, a scurrilous tavern-keeper.
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As a result, Judas must be seen as something very different from the scurrilous villain of popular tradition.
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Delighted we darted off to Niel to report this scurrilous comment.
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From that time, his anti-Semitism grew so shrill and scurrilous that its virulence still makes one wince.
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Intense negotiation followed, then shortly afterwards legal threats from Harvard, culminating in a bizarre series of scurrilous allegations and counter-allegations.
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My scurrilous expectations were fired up by a headline on a handout from the Commission.
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Spanning several generations of schools and styles, her own recollections are a fascinating mix of knowledgeable anecdote and scurrilous gossip.