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scur•ril•ous
Pronunciation: (skûr'u-lus, skur'-), [key]—
adj.
1. grossly or obscenely abusive:
a scurrilous attack on the mayor.
2. characterized by or using low buffoonery; coarsely jocular or derisive:
a scurrilous jest. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.