adverb
- in a manner that is vulgar, abusive, or containing harsh language intended to damage someone’s reputation
Usage: formal
Examples
- The politician was attacked scurrilously in the tabloid newspapers.
- He spoke scurrilously about his former business partner during the interview.
- The critic scurrilously dismissed the artist’s work without fair consideration.
- She was treated scurrilously by online commenters after her public statement.
- The pamphlet scurrilously accused the mayor of corruption without evidence.
- His opponents scurrilously spread rumors about his personal life.