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Inappropriate vs Scurrilous - What's the difference?

inappropriate | scurrilous |

As adjectives the difference between inappropriate and scurrilous

is that inappropriate is not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place while scurrilous is given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.

inappropriate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place.
  • It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.
    "While PDA or sexual irresponsibility may be considered unsuitable, it is not inappropriate for teenagers in a relationship and nearly of legal age to talk alone."

    Synonyms

    * out of line * unfit * unsuitable

    Derived terms

    * inappropriately * inappropriateness

    scurrilous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a person) given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed
  • (of language) coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous
  • * 2014 July 29, " 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.