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scurrilous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

making or spreading scandalous and defamatory claims

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Scurrilous in a sentence

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The campaign was marred by scurrilous attacks on the candidate.

Synonyms
defamatoryslanderousabusive
Antonyms
complimentaryrespectful

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The new intern was so blank that she completed in two days a backlog her predecessor had let pile up for weeks.

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Questions about “scurrilous”

Scurrilous (adjective) means making or spreading scandalous and defamatory claims
Here is scurrilous used in an example sentence: "The campaign was marred by scurrilous attacks on the candidate."
Common synonyms for scurrilous include defamatory, slanderous, abusive.
Antonyms of scurrilous include complimentary, respectful.
Scurrilous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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