scurvy

Meaning of scurvy

noun

A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes.

adjective
  1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.
  2. Contemptible, despicable, low, disgustingly mean.
    a scurvy trick; a scurvy knave

Information about scurvy

  • The plural form of scurvy is: scurvies.
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Hyphenation of scurvy

scurvy

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • scurvy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

scurvy synonyms

Meaning abject:

abject, low, miserable, scummy

Meaning scorbutus:

scorbutus

Meaning :

roynish, scabrous, paltry, shabby

Translation of scurvy

Words that rhyme with scurvy

bescurvy, curvy, topsyturvy, turvy

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