scurvy

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Definitions

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

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

Related words

Synonyms

Barlow's disease Cheadle's disease Cheadle-Möller-Barlow syndrome Moeller's disease Möller-Barlow disease land scurvy scorbutus roynish scabrous miserable paltry shabby low scummy abject low-down contemptible barlow's disease

Associated

beriberi rickets vitamin dysentery limes gums deficiency vitamins lind cartier collagen sledge

Rhymes

nervy curvy topsy-turvy curvey turvy curve e curve he curve v der v hurvey

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