Antonyms for scurrility


Grammar : Noun
Spell : skuh-ril-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : skəˈrɪl ɪ ti


Definition of scurrility

Origin :
  • c.1500, from Latin scurrilitas "buffoonery," from scurrilis (see scurrilous).
  • noun obscenity
  • noun vituperation
Example sentences :
  • It reeked with scurrility and disloyalty from beginning to end.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1 » by John Charles Dent
  • There is the low joke which arises from scurrility and idle conceit.
  • Extract from : « Book of Wise Sayings » by W. A. Clouston
  • His tongue might avenge him; scurrility is his strong point.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4 » by Lucian of Samosata
  • Compare his geniality with the scurrility of the smart writers.
  • Extract from : « Theodore Watts-Dunton » by James Douglas
  • Most of the newspapers contain nothing but scurrility and abuse.
  • Extract from : « My Memoirs » by Marguerite Steinheil
  • He need not fear that any member of that party will be provoked into a conflict of scurrility.
  • Extract from : « The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4) » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • He recommended himself to the favour of the prince by his scurrility and vulgar humour.
  • Extract from : « A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence » by Cornelius Tacitus
  • Thus his reputation as a Scots master of scurrility and a vicious scandalmonger was earned on both sides of the Atlantic.
  • Extract from : « Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works » by Anonymous
  • Inasmuch as the Blaine-Cleveland campaign was essentially a campaign of scurrility, this touch was loudly applauded.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • Meanwhile the violence and scurrility of the press here exceeds all belief.
  • Extract from : « The Greville Memoirs (Third Part) Volume I (of II) » by Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville

Synonyms for scurrility

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