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Scurrilous vs Calumny - What's the difference?

scurrilous | calumny |

As an adjective scurrilous

is (of a person) given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.

As a noun calumny is

a falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.

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.

    Related terms

    * scurrile * scurrilously * scurrilousness * scurrility

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    calumny

    English

    Noun

    (calumnies)
  • A falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.
    • Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money .
  • False charges brought about to tarnish another's reputation or standing.

    • Derived terms

    * calumniate

    Synonyms

    * defamation * obloquy * vilification * See also