"scurrility" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scurrilities [plural]
Etymology: From scurril(ous) + -ity, from Latin scurrilitas. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scurrilous|ity|alt1=scurril(ous)}} scurril(ous) + -ity, {{der|en|la|scurrilitas}} Latin scurrilitas Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scurrility (countable and uncountable, plural scurrilities)
  1. Something that is scurrilous. Tags: countable, uncountable

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