Synonyms for scurrilous
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Abusive — gross, vulgar
abusive, vile, foul-mouthed, vituperative, offensive, vulgar, defamatory, insulting, obscene, ribald, indecent, insolent, foul, gross, coarse, low, base, opprobrious, calumnious, scandalous, outrageous, smutty
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scurrile dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Gross, vulgar.
Related words
- Word family
- scurrile scurrility
Example sentences
- offensive The US staged a land offensive on Iraq from Kuwait.
- abusive Sami was abusive to Layla verbally and physically.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scurrilous | steady | |
| offensive | steady | |
| abusive | rising | |
| vituperative | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1
- 4 letters
- base1, foul1, vile1
- 5 letters
- gross1
- 6 letters
- vulgar2, coarse1, smutty2, ribald2
- 7 letters
- abusive3, obscene2
- 8 letters
- indecent3, insolent3, scurrile
- 9 letters
- offensive3, insulting3
- 10 letters
- outrageous3, scandalous3, defamatory5, calumnious
- 11 letters
- opprobrious
- 12 letters
- vituperative5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vulgar2 = 2 syllables).