scurrility

• All this does not exceed the Invectives of Poggius, who has thus entitled several literary libels composed against some of his adversaries, Laurentius Valla, Philelphus, &c.;, who returned the poisoned chalice to his own lips; declamations of scurrility, obscenity, and calumny Scioppius was a worthy successor of the Scaligers: his favourite expression was, that he had trodden down his adversary Scioppius was a critic, as skilful as Salmasius or Scaliger, but still more learned in the language of abuse. —  Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
• For Demosthenes' phrase hath no manner of fineness, jests, nor grace in it, but is altogether grave and harsh, and not only smelleth of the lamp, as Pytheas said when he mocked him, but sheweth a great drinker of water, extreme pains, and therewith also a sharp and sour nature But Cicero oftentimes fell from pleasant taunts, unto plain scurrility: and turning all his pleadings of matters of importance, to sport and laughter, having a grace in it, many times he did forget the comeliness that became a man of his calling. —  The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece
• At last he exhausted all his resources of low scurrility, ridiculous contortions, grotesque grimaces, pretended aches, falls at full length, etc., till the ringmaster, judging this gratuitous show long enough, and that the public were sufficiently fascinated, sent him off with a final cuff Then the music began again with such violence that the painted canvas trembled. —  Ten Tales
• There they were allowed to jest without scurrility, and were not to take it ill when the raillery was returned. —  Ideal Commonwealths
• At the same time native scurrility was allowed. —  History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2) With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour

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