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Word: Scurvy
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as an adjective meaning ‘scurfy’): from scurf+ -y. The noun use (mid 16th century) is by association with French scorbut (see scorbutic)
ˈskəːvi
a 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
Short Definition:disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C
Examples:- the ravages of scurvy
- the curative effects on scurvy victims
Word: Scurvy
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈskəːvi
worthless or contemptible
Short Definition:worthless or contemptible
Examples:- that was a scurvy trick
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