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Search phrase: scurril

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.93I hold thy message but as scurrilous,I hold thy message but as scurrylous,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.54shall please you to abrogate scurrility.shall please you to abrogate scurilitie.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.4without scurrility, witty without affection, audaciouswithout scurrillity, witty without affection, audacious
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.148Breaks scurril jests,Breakes scurrill Iests,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.147Which ne'er heard scurril term, into whose port(Which nev'r heard scurrill terme, into whose port
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.215Forewarn him that he use no scurrilous wordsForewarne him, that he vse no scurrilous words

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Glossary

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lewd-tonguedfoul-mouthed, scurrilous, abusive
scurrilscurrilous, coarse, vulgar
scurrilitybawdry, indecent language
scurrilousoffensively facetious, coarsely abusive

Thesaurus

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scurrilousscurril
scurrilouslewd-tongued

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SCURRILBASICscurril adj, scurrilous adj, scurrility n

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