scurrilous
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But Prime Minister Keir Starmer vehemently denied the accusations in parliament as "a red herring" and "completely scurrilous".
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
It is thus scurrilous gotcha-ism to ask her to discuss it.
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2025
“This civil lawsuit based upon 30-plus-year-old allegations is filled with scurrilous lies, exaggerations and misrepresentations regarding Linda McMahon,” she said.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024
They've already sailed through their first controversy - a scurrilous rumour that they were "industry plants" manufactured by shady industry svengalis.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2024
“He’s a scurrilous dog, that man,” she muttered.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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