Definition of "scurrilous" in English

adjective

1. (of a person) Given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.

2. Coarse, vulgar, or abusive.

3. Slanderous.

4. Gross, vulgar.

5. Unscrupulous, evil.

   • We have had our address used by scurrilous crooks in the past to gain assets by fraud.