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scur·vy
 scurvy
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- pronunciation:
- skuhr
vi
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
a potentially fatal disorder caused by a lack of vitamin C in one's diet, usu. accompanied initially by weakness and bleeding gums.
More sailors died of scurvy on the voyage than died in battle.The seamen were supplied with citrus juice so that scurvy could be prevented. |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
scurvier, scurviest |
| definition: |
of a person or animal, vile, contemptible, or worthless.
That scurvy rogue held up the coach and robbed the passengers.Why do you keep that scurvy dog in the house?- similar words:
- ignoble, ignominious, pitiful
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| related words: |
contemptible, lousy |
| derivation: |
scurviness (n.) |
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