scurrile
/ˈskɝɹɪl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "For had an Angel bin his discipliner, unlesse it were for dwelling too much upon Ciceronianisms, & had chastiz'd the reading, not the vanity, it had bin plainly partiall; first to correct him for grave Cicero, and not for scurrill Plautus, whom he confesses to have bin reading not long before"
- "’Tis not scurrile this, but chaste, honest, most part serious, and even of religion itself."
- "the wretched affectation of scurril laughter"
- "A scurrile or obscene jest[…] will better advance you at the court of Charles than your father's ancient name."
Etymology
From French scurrile, from Latin scurrilis.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: scurrile, scurrilis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈskɝɹɪl/
- British English: /ˈskʌɹaɪl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more scurrile (comparative)
most scurrile (superlative)