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Scurrilous vs Injurious - What's the difference?

scurrilous | injurious | Related terms |

Injurious is a synonym of scurrilous.



As adjectives the difference between scurrilous and injurious

is that scurrilous is given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed while injurious is causing physical harm or injury; harmful.

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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    injurious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing physical harm or injury; harmful.
  • Causing harm to one's reputation; slanderous, libelous, invidious.

    • Synonyms

    * harmful; see also * slanderous, libelous, defamatory * See also

    Derived terms

    * injuriously * injuriousness