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scurrīlis , e, adj. scurra, II.,
I.buffoonlike, jeering, scurrilous.
I. Lit. (class.): “jocus (with mimicus),” Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 239: “dicacitas,” id. ib. 2, 60, 244; Quint. 6, 3, 29; Suet. Vesp. 22 (with sordida); Cic. de Or. 3, 60, 245; Quint. 6, 3, 48; Val. Max. 7, 8, 9.—*
II. In gen., jesting, facetious, ludicrous: “lusus (opp. res seriae),” Val. Max. 8, 8, 2.— Adv.: scurrīlĭter (acc. to I.), like a buffoon: “ludere,” Plin. Ep. 4, 25, 3: “jocari,” Just. 24, 6, 4.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Suetonius, Divus Vespasianus, 22
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 2.59
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 3.60
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 4.25.3
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 6, 3.29
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 6, 3.48
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 7.8.9
    • Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 8.8.2
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