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- Latin · derived fromscurrīlis“buffoon-like”
- English todayscurrilous
From Latin scurrīlis (“buffoon-like”) + -ous, from scurra (“a buffoon”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
scurrilous
Today it means: Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed. Full definition →
Latin scurrīlis