ˈskər.ələs, -kə.rə- adjective
Etymology: Latin scurril is jeering, scurrilous + English -ous
1. : using or given to using the language of low buffoonery ; broadly : vulgar and evil in habit or demeanor
scurrilous imposters who used a religious exterior to rob poor people — Edwin Benson
2. : containing low obscenities or coarse abuse
a scurrilous collection of highly obscene verses — R.A.Hall b.1911
a pamphleteering campaign filled with scurrilous charges and countercharges — A.D.Graeff
• scur·ri·lous·ly adverb
• scur·ri·lous·ness noun -es