Contemptuous vs Scurrilous - What's the difference?
contemptuous | scurrilous | Related terms |
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= (of a person) given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed
(of language) coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous
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Contemptuous is a related term of scurrilous.
As adjectives the difference between contemptuous and scurrilous
is that contemptuous is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect while scurrilous is (of a person) given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.contemptuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.
Derived terms
* contemptuouslyscurrilous
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.