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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
scurrility
    n 1: foul-mouthed or obscene abuse [syn: scurrility,
         billingsgate]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scurrility \Scur*ril"i*ty\, n. [L. scurrilitas: cf. F.
   scurrilit['e].]
   1. The quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous;
      mean, vile, or obscene jocularity.
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            Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious,
            pleasant without scurrility.          --Shak.
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   2. That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene
      language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse.
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            Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and
            scurrility.                           --Macaulay.
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   Syn: Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity; indecency.
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