scurrilous

[US]/'skʌrɪləs/
[UK]/'skɝələs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. vulgar, indecent
adv. sa paraang vulgar
n. vulgarity, indecency

Example Sentences

a scurrilous attack on someone

isang mapanlait na pag-atake sa isang tao

a scurrilous attack on his integrity.

isang mapanlait na pag-atake sa kanyang integridad.

a very funny collection of bawdy and scurrilous writings.

Isang napakakatawang koleksyon ng mga bastos at mapanirang sulatin.

make scurrilous attacks upon sb.

gumawa ng mapanlait na pag-atake sa sinuman.

The hoodlums defiled the church with their scurrilous writing.

Dinarumihan ng mga tambay ang simbahan sa kanilang mga nakakasirang sulat.

He spent much of the campaign on the low road, making scurrilous and unsubstantiated remarks about the incumbent's past.

Marami siyang oras na ginugol sa kampanya sa mababang landas, na gumagawa ng mga hindi makatwiran at walang katotohanang mga komento tungkol sa nakaraan ng kasalukuyang nakaupo.

Real-world Examples

It seems His Excellency has made him privy to a scurrilous story concerning Lady Mary and the late Mr Pamuk.

Tila para sa Kanyang Kamahalan, ipinapaalam sa kanya ang isang mapanirang kuwento tungkol kay Lady Mary at kay Mr. Pamuk.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

Satan dropped it there, I take it, intending a scurrilous jest against your reverence.

Ipinababa ito ni Satan doon, ipalagay ko, na may layuning magbiro nang mapanirang-puri laban sa iyong paggalang.

Source: Red characters

I did this with a heavy heart and a deep commitment to fight these scurrilous charges.

Ginawa ko ito nang may mabigat na puso at malalim na pangako upang labanan ang mga mapanirang paratang na ito.

Source: The Good Wife Season 1

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