scurrilous
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/
美 /ˈskɜɹələs/|/ˈskʌɹələs/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
- Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
- Of language:; Coarse, vulgar, or abusive.
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Of language:; Slanderous.
— She said Johnson was “a better man than many of your detractors will ever understand”, adding that it was “so desperately sad that you let yourself down by making a scurrilous accusation against the leader of the opposition”.
- Gross, vulgar.
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Unscrupulous, evil.
— We have had our address used by scurrilous crooks in the past to gain assets by fraud.
词汇关系
词源
From Latin scurrīlis (“buffoon-like”) + -ous, from scurra (“a buffoon”).
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