Synonyms for scurrility
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Something that is scurrilous.
Forms
- Plural
- scurrilities → abuses, mockeries, vulgarities, jeerings…
Example sentences
- mockery He got hundreds of anonymous letters in mockery.
- vulgarity I don't mind your smoking, but I mind your vulgarity.
- jeering Everyone was laughing and jeering at Ziri.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scurrility | falling | |
| mockery | rising | |
| vulgarity | steady | |
| jeering | rising | |
| billingsgate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- abuse2
- 7 letters
- mockery3, jeering2
- 9 letters
- vulgarity4
- 12 letters
- billingsgate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).