scur´vi|ness

scur´vi|ness
scur|vy «SKUR vee», noun, adjective, -vi|er, -vi|est.
–n.
a disease caused by lack of vitamin C in the diet. It is characterized by swollen and bleeding gums, extreme weakness, and livid spots on the skin. Scurvy used to be common among sailors when they ate too much bread and saltmeat and not enough vegetables and fruits.
╂[< adjective]
–adj.
1. mean; contemptible; base: »

a scurvy fellow, a scurvy trick. A wooden tenement known as the Old Brewery…had the reputation of being the scurviest hovel in town (New Yorker).

 SYNONYM(S): low.
2. Obsolete. scurfy; scabby.
╂[variant of scurfy]
–scur´vi|ly, adverb.
–scur´vi|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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