scurrilous

/sˈkɜːələs/SKUR-uh-luhs

/sˈkɝələs/SKUR-uh-luhs

Meaningbuffoonish

Common meaning: insulting

scurra buffoon, jesterLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1650 · scan
ilousadjective ending: full of

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin scurra ‘a buffoon, jester’.

Roots

scurra, -ae Latin “a buffoon, jester”

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