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Meaning of "scurrile" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCURRILE

scurrile  [ˈskʌrɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCURRILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scurrile is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCURRILE


acetonitrile
əˌsiːtəʊˈnaɪtrɪl
aryl
ˈærɪl
Benadryl
ˈbɛnədrɪl
beryl
ˈbɛrɪl
brill
brɪl
drill
drɪl
escadrille
ˌɛskəˈdrɪl
espadrille
ˌɛspəˈdrɪl
fibril
ˈfaɪbrɪl
frill
frɪl
grill
ɡrɪl
grille
ɡrɪl
krill
krɪl
nitrile
ˈnaɪtrɪl
peril
ˈpɛrɪl
prill
prɪl
quadrille
kwɒˈdrɪl
scurril
ˈskʌrɪl
thrill
θrɪl
trill
trɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCURRILE

scur
scurf
scurfiness
scurfy
scurried
scurrier
scurries
scurril
scurrility
scurrilous
scurrilously
scurrilousness
scurriour
scurry
scurvier
scurviest
scurvily
scurviness
scurvy
scurvy grass

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCURRILE

acrylonitrile
afebrile
antifebrile
febrile
intersterile
invirile
isonitrile
laetrile
nonvirile
puerile
rile
sterile
supervirile
ultravirile
unsterile
virile

Synonyms and antonyms of scurrile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scurrile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCURRILE

Find out the translation of scurrile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scurrile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scurrile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

scurrile
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scurrile
570 millions of speakers

English

scurrile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scurrile
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

scurrile
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

scurrile
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scurrile
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশ্লীল কৌতুকপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scurrile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scurrile
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skurrile
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scurrile
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scurrile
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scurrile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scurrile
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scurrile
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scurrile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scurrile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scurrile
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

scurrile
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scurrile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scurrile
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scurrile
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scurrile
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scurrile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scurrile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCURRILE»

The term «scurrile» is normally little used and occupies the 119.445 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCURRILE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scurrile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCURRILE»

Discover the use of scurrile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scurrile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
De oratore libri tres
Sed sedebat index L. Aurifex brevior ipse quam testis etiam : omnis est risus in iudicem conversus ; visum est totum scurrile ridiculum. Ergo haec, quae cadere possunt in quos nolis, quamvis sint bella, sunt tamen ipso genere scurrilia ; 5 246  ...
Augustus Samuel Wilkins, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Cicéron
2
The anatomy of melancholy: what it is, with all the kinds, ...
and scurrile obloquies, flouts, calunmies of railers and detractors ; I scorn the rest. What therefore I have said, pro tenuitate med, I have said. One or two things yet I was desirous to have amended if I could, concerning the manner of handling ...
Robert Burton, 1859
3
A Nahuatl-English Dictionary and Concordance to the Cantares ...
co = they are scurrile, 69:10; ichicotla[h]tol = the scurrile words of Him, 16:7; chicotene[h]que[h] chi- cotla[h]to[h ]que[h] = the scurrile-tongued, the scur- rile- speaking , 15v:30. CHICOIHTOA:TE, to speak ill of s.o., to defame s.o. (MOD. 68v: 14.
John Bierhorst, 1985
4
Cantares Mexicanos: Songs of the Aztecs
And may the scurrile-tongued, the scurrile-speaking, fail to utter what my grandchild would recount, would make! Where God had made me, where God had formed me, now ensconced in flowers are the whirling flower mats. And ah! they're ...
John Bierhorst, 1985
5
De oratore: in three books. With English notes
Sed sedebat judex L. Aurifex, brevior etiam, quam testis ipse. omnis est risus in judicem con- versus. visum est totum scurrile. Ergo haec, quae cadere possunt in quos nolis, quamvis sint bella, sunt tamen ipso genere scurrilia. Ut isle, qui se ...
Marcus Tullius Cicero, 1823
6
The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, ...
With Their Several Sections, Members, and Subsections, Philosophically, Medically, Historically Opened and Cut Up Robert Burton. and scurrile obloquies, flouts, calumnies of railers and detractors ; I scorn the rest. What therefore I have said, ...
Robert Burton, 1893
7
Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary
R3 V3, 317. Scurrile, grossly jocose,becoming abuffoon: breaks s.jests, Troil. I 3, 148. Scurrility, mean buffoonery, broad jokes: LLL IV 2, 55. V 1, 4. Scurrilous, the same as scurrile: Wint. IV, 4, 215. Scurvy, scabby, vile,contemptible: Tp.II,2,46.
Alexander Schmidt, 2012
8
Decimus Junius Juvenalis, and Aulus Persius Flaccus
And dates thrice scurrile Lordsbehold. -Er spcctat triscurria Rairiciorum. The Poet describes another vileness of Noble Damafippin, who having spent .his estate upon l-lorses, Taveros, and harlots, was faign to turn player, hiring himself to the  ...
Juvenal, Persius, 1673
9
New Perspectives on Ben Jonson
Jonson is characteristically precise about the forms that unresolved negative transferences take. In his criticism they are labeled as "envy, bitternesse, precipitation, impudence, and scurrile scoffing" (8.567). Each of these ways of relating to the ...
James E. Hirsh, 1997
10
The Translation of Religious Texts in the Middle Ages: ...
This is apparent, for example, in the following passage: Ioseph vero sic servivit mihi, quod numquam audiebatur in ore eius verbum scurrile, numquam murmuriosum, numquam iracundum. (VI, 59) He seruyd me so devowtly and mekely that ...
Domenico Pezzini, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCURRILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scurrile is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Minions: i giocattoli di McDonald's dicono parolacce? I genitori …
Sembra infatti che un certo modello di queste action figure (il Minion cavernicolo) pronunci una frase scurrile, in questo caso “What the f**k“, ed essendo un ... «Bad Taste, Jul 15»
2
McDonald's, quando il giocattolo diventa scurrile: il Minions regalato …
Come riporta l'Independent, sono molti i genitori arrabbiati per il linguaggio usato dal piccolo esserino giallo regalato dalla catena di fast food ai più piccini. «Il Fatto Quotidiano, Jul 15»
3
Code violation per linguaggio inappropriato Ecco le sanzioni per chi …
Nei primi giorni dei Championships tanti sono stati i casi di linguaggio scurrile utilizzato dai tennisti. Punizioni severe per chi trasgredisce: dalla perdita del ... «Tennis World Italia, Jul 15»
4
Canzone scurrile al mercato
Il motivetto era scurrile al punto da far saltare la mosca al naso al commerciante confinante che ha chiesto di smetterla con quella canzone ed è a quel punto ... «La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Jun 15»
5
Metal Gear Solid V, in Australia è classificato come gioco per soli …
Scene di nudo, sesso, linguaggio scurrile, violenza ed altro. Questi sono i contenuti indicati dalla The Aussie rating board in Australia per Metal Gear Solid V. «MangaForever.net, May 15»
6
rubriche > L'italiano parlato? Nasce da complessi d'inferiorità
Paolo Villaggio, in un film del 1976, ha universalizzato la parola definendo la Corazzata Potëmkin “una boiata pazzesca” (l'originale è più scurrile), ma la fortuna ... «Avvenire.it, May 15»
7
Insulti razzisti all'arbitro, 4 mesi a un dirigente
... rivolto frase offensiva alla fine del primo tempo, dall'esterno del recinto di gioco proferiva all'arbitro scurrile espressione discriminatoria di origine razziale». «Tribuna di Treviso, Feb 15»
8
Lascia la fidanzata ed elenca in un sms i sei motivi: il messaggio …
Poi la scortesia con il micio di casa e il linguaggio scurrile. Infine, pare che la ragazza non abbia voluto svelare il numero di partner sessuali avuti in passato. «Il Messaggero, Nov 14»
9
Tema shock e battute scurrili sul sesso
Dicono che le maestre durante una lezione affrontano l'argomento sesso in maniera scurrile. Un esempio? «Il sesso è quando i vostri papà si fermano per ... «La Sentinella del Canavese, Oct 14»
10
Eros tra arte e letteratura – “Sensi e doppio senso”, romanzo di …
Questo libro della Marino non appartiene né alla letteratura scurrile né alla pornografia, in esso non si parla di meretrici né di sesso a pagamento. Alla radice di ... «Bit Culturali, Sep 14»

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