Scur*ril"i*ty (?), n. [L.
scurrilitas: cf. F. scurrilité.]
1. The quality or state of being scurrile or
scurrilous; mean, vile, or obscene jocularity.
Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious,
pleasant without scurrility.
Shak.
2. That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross
or obscene language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse.
Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and
scurrility.
Macaulay.
Syn. -- Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity;
indecency.
Scur*ril"i*ty (?), n. [L.
scurrilitas: cf. F. scurrilité.]
1. The quality or state of being scurrile or
scurrilous; mean, vile, or obscene jocularity.
Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious,
pleasant without scurrility.
Shak.
2. That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross
or obscene language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse.
Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and
scurrility.
Macaulay.
Syn. -- Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity;
indecency.
