Scurrilous vs Aspersion - What's the difference?
scurrilous | aspersion |
(of a person) given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed
(of language) coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous
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An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon… .
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(label) A sprinkling of .
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As an adjective scurrilous
is given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.As a noun aspersion is
an attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….scurrilous
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.
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English
Noun
(en noun)- If thou dost break her virgin knot before
- All sanctimonious ceremonies may
- With full and holy rite be minister'd,
- No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall
- To make this contract grow; but barren hate [...]