scurrile

adjective

ˈskər-əl How to pronounce scurrile (audio)
variants or scurril
Definition of scurrilenext
as in outrageous
marked by harsh insulting language performs a scurrile comedy routine that is guaranteed to rile people

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scurrile
  1. outrageous
  2. abusive
  3. filthy
  4. dirty
  5. scurrilous
  6. vituperative
  7. vulgar
Adjective
  • Coco Gauff moved her head-to-head with Iga Swiatek one small step in the right direction with a 6-4, 6-4 win of at times outrageous quality in Sydney.
    James Hansen, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Rodin Cars Even at the lower end of that range (i.e. 1,500 hp), that'll make for an outrageous power-to-weight ratio of 2,149 hp per ton.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of outrageous
Adjective
  • Pernice was one of the biggest dance stars on the country’s biggest show until early 2024 when he was accused of abusive behaviour by actress Amanda Abbington, who quit the show in 2023 and later made a complaint about Pernice to the BBC.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Expand All In the span of just over a decade, Key Biscayne police received a series of complaints about a gymnastic coach’s allegedly abusive behavior with young girls, police reports and interviews with the Herald reveal.
    Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of abusive
Adjective
  • In the earlier seasons of the show, characters were often filthy, caked with dirt and blood, clothes tattered.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • My father was living alone in that dark, filthy room like an old animal wallowing in its own excrement.
    Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • This set also comes with a shoe bag that has two compartments and can double as a laundry bag for dirty clothes during your trip.
    Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Rafael takes the fall for the murder, but only after the real killer — likely a dirty cop — kidnaps his daughter Sunny.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of dirty
Adjective
  • Facts won’t deter Republicans on this point, however, for the same reason that Trump and his running mate, J. D. Vance, keep repeating their scurrilous lies about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of Ohio: white anxiety about a diversifying country has become one of the Party’s greatest assets.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
  • And Harriman was certainly subject to gossip, some of it scurrilous and sexist.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Definition of scurrilous
Adjective
  • Trump’s vituperative persona, his enmity toward multilateralism, and his extreme policy agenda could easily sink the United States’ prospects for meaningful leadership of the G-20.
    Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Unlike Rhoades, a vituperative colossus, however, Williams brings a steely determination and a Joe Friday, just-the-facts mien to his lawyering in the court of public opinion.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of vituperative
Adjective
  • The vast majority of females in the book are described with vulgar disrespect by the various characters and the narrator.
    Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • There is no excuse and no rationalization for a vulgar, inhumane act that senselessly took a life.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of vulgar
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