Scurvy - English meaning
Scurvy – definitions in English dictionary
nounA disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin c, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds, which particularly affected poorly nourished sailors until the end of the 18th century.
Usage examples:
The ravages of scurvy
adjectiveWorthless or contemptible.
Usage examples:
That was a scurvy trick
nounAn illness of the body tissues that is caused by not having enough vitamin c
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Word origin
late Middle English (as an adjective meaning ‘scurfy’): from scurf + -y1. The noun use (mid 16th century) is by association with French scorbut (see scorbutic).
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