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scurrility

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scur-ril-i-ty
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is scurrilous.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "His gayeſt flooriſhes are but Gaſcoignes Weedes, or Tarletons trickes, or Greenes crankes, or Marlowes bravadoes; his jeſts, but the dregges of common ſcurrilitie, or the ſhreds of the Theater, or the of-ſcouring of new pamflets: […]"

Etymology

From scurril(ous) + -ity, from Latin scurrilitas.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

scurrilities (plural)

Synonyms

billingsgate

Questions

What does scurrility mean?
Something that is scurrilous.
Where does scurrility come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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