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scurrilous

adjective

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Coarsely abusive or damaging, often through false accusations.

The editor refused to print the scurrilous rumor about a rival author.

Dictionary practice example.

A scurrilous leaflet went beyond the documented labeling problem, spreading coarse personal accusations about the museum staff that its writer knew were false.

From Criticism in the Public Eye.

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