scurrility
/skəˈrɪlɪti
/noun (plural scurrilities) [mass noun]
The quality of being scurrilous: a mixture of humour and mild scurrility...
- Its ethos: ‘We shall banish from our Paper, all Party and Politics, and their constant attendants, scurrility and scandal.’
- But scurrility and elitism should have has no place in these forums.
- But some way before halftime - though the pace and scurrility never slacken - it all starts to wear a bit thin.
Synonyms
abuse, scurrilousness, disparagement, denigration, deprecation, insult, defamation, slander, libel, scandal, calumny, aspersions, invective, opprobrium, vituperation, vitriol, venom
informal bitchiness
archaic contumely
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