What does scurrilous mean?

scurrilous means "expressing offensive reproach".

How many syllables are in scurrilous?

scurrilous has 3 syllables: scur-ri-lous. The stress falls on "scur". In IPA it is /ˈskɝələs/.

What is another word for scurrilous?

Close synonyms include abusive, opprobrious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scurrilous a common word?

scurrilous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

scurrilous — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
expressing offensive reproach
Synonymsabusive opprobrious
Similaroffensive

Questions about scurrilous

What does scurrilous mean?: scurrilous means "expressing offensive reproach".
How many syllables are in scurrilous?: scurrilous has 3 syllables: scur-ri-lous. The stress falls on "scur". In IPA it is /ˈskɝələs/.
What is another word for scurrilous?: Close synonyms include abusive, opprobrious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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