scurrility Meaning, Definition & Usage

Scur*ril"i*ty noun

Etymology

L. scurrilitas: cf. F.scurrilité.

Definitions

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.