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SCURVY
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Irregular inflected forms: scurvier , scurviest
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("scurvy" is a kind of...):
avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)
Derivation:
scorbutic (of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of the most contemptible kind
Example:
a scurvy trick
Synonyms:
abject; low; low-down; miserable; scummy; scurvy
Classified under:
Similar:
contemptible (deserving of contempt or scorn)
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