Timeline for Is this meaning of "scurrilous" only known/understood to speakers of American English?
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| Jan 8, 2016 at 22:03 | comment | added | Drew | Synonym of opprobrious. | |
| Sep 10, 2015 at 12:58 | comment | added | Hot Licks | I've always understood the primary meaning to be "scandalous", though I've seen the word used in the "vulgar" sense and understood it. | |
| Aug 11, 2015 at 12:26 | history | edited | tchrist♦ |
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| Aug 11, 2015 at 10:42 | comment | added | Peter Shor | I'd agree with @stevesliva: despite the fact that it's in American dictionaries, the "vulgar language" meaning is not known to most American speakers, and it certainly isn't the most common meaning in the U.S. | |
| Aug 11, 2015 at 9:47 | answer | added | Chris Harland | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 11, 2015 at 9:34 | history | edited | Dog Lover | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
more relevant title
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| Aug 11, 2015 at 8:51 | answer | added | Jonathan Taylor | timeline score: -2 | |
| Aug 11, 2015 at 8:37 | history | edited | Mynamite | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
spelling and typo
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| Aug 11, 2015 at 7:15 | comment | added | stevesliva | As an American, I take it to mean "clearly insulting." Not reasoned criticism, not sharp wit, but scurrilous... Baser insults. And not necessarily vulgar, just... Irrelevant. | |
| Aug 11, 2015 at 7:00 | history | asked | Dog Lover | CC BY-SA 3.0 |