Scurrile
Scurrile adjective - Marked by harsh insulting language.
Usage example: performs a scurrile comedy routine that is guaranteed to rile people on the right
Slanderous and scurrile are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slanderous" instead an adjective "Scurrile".
Slanderous
Slanderous adjective - Causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name.
Scurrile and slanderous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scurrile" instead an adjective "Slanderous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- foul and scurrile
- foul and slanderous
- offensive and scurrile
- offensive and slanderous
- opprobrious and scurrile
- opprobrious and slanderous
- insulting and scurrile
- insulting and slanderous
- contemptuous and scurrile
- contemptuous and slanderous
- scurrilous and scurrile
- scurrilous and slanderous
- abusive and scurrile
- abusive and slanderous
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Slanderous and Scurrile. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/scurrile/slanderous
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Slanderous or Scurrile. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/scurrile/slanderous.
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