Definition of "scurrile"

scurrile

/ˈskʌɹaɪl/

adjective
comparative more scurrile, superlative most scurrile
1. (archaic) Scurrilous.
  Quotations
  ’Tis not scurrile this, but chaste, honest, most part serious, and even of religion itself.
  1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, III.1.1.i
  the wretched affectation of scurril laughter
  1668, Thomas Spratt, The Works of Mr Abraham Cowley, Preface
  A scurrile or obscene jest […] will better advance you at the court of Charles than your father's ancient name.
  1822, [Walter Scott], Peveril of the Peak. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co.