Complimentary vs Scurrilous - What's the difference?
complimentary | scurrilous |
In the nature of a compliment.
* , The Letters of Mark Twain, Vol. 3 (published 2004) p. 56.
Free; provided at no charge.
* Vivien Lougheed, Belize Pocket Adventures (2005), p. 65.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
* Richard H. Beatty, The Perfect Cover Letter (2003).
(of a person) given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed
(of language) coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous
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As adjectives the difference between complimentary and scurrilous
is that complimentary is in the nature of a compliment while scurrilous is (of a person) given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.complimentary
English
(wikipedia complimentary)Adjective
(en adjective)- But yesterday evening late, when Lewis arrived from down town he found his supper spread, and some presents of books there, with very complimentary' writings on the fly-leaves, and certain very ' complimentary letters, and more or less greenbacks of dignified denomination pinned to those letters and fly-leaves...
- In the evenings, Ward and PJ offer guests a complimentary drink. This gesture seems to reinforce the hosts' desire to make everyone feel welcome.
- The complimentary closing is the word grouping used to bring the message or text to a close.
Usage notes
* Complimentary and complementary are frequently confused and misused in place of one another.Antonyms
* uncomplimentaryDerived terms
* complimentarily * complimentarinessscurrilous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)On chutzpah and war," Aljazeera.com (retrieved 29 July 2014):
- Perhaps the greatest chutzpah is the term itself, moving from scurrilous origins to something admirable.