Scurrilous \Scur"ril*ous\, a. [See Scurrile.] 1. Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of people, or such as only the license of buffoons can warrant; as, a scurrilous fellow.
Meese called the story an "outrageous and scurrilous attack." He said an attempt to discredit him through his wife was "the lowest form of journalism." Meese said the Benders made a charitable contribution and did not pay Mrs. Meese's salary.
But yesterday one banker described the suggestions as scurrilous gossip, adding that there was total support for Mr Sorrell in his current role.
More than that, he had to fight through scurrilous coverage of his private life - wounds still not healed in the public perception - and yet managed to beat back Democratic challengers of left and right.
The new rule, Ruder said, "brings us today a weapon against this scurrilous conduct _ a weapon that's effective but not intrusive." But he and several other commission members also noted most penny stocks and penny stock dealers are legitimate.
Bush took the offensive on the Iran-Contra affair, accusing Democrats of leaking "scurrilous allegations" against him that aren't true.
The candidates battered each other with scurrilous attacks during the long campaign in the state's second-largest city, where politics has a reputation for decisions made in smoke-filled backrooms.
Mattox said her attacks had "become rather scurrilous." Williams attracted some criticism early in the campaign when opponents said he'd been in two fistfights during the past eight years.