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Scurrility
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous; mean, vile, or obscene jocularity. Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious, pleasant without scurrility. Shak.
2. That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse. Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and scurrility. Macaulay.
Synonyms: Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity; indecency.