scurvy
a . 下流的,卑鄙的,无礼的
n . 坏血病
下流的,卑鄙的,无礼的坏血病
scurvy adj 1 :
of the most contemptible kind ; "
abject cowardice "; "
a low stunt to pull "; "
a low -
down sneak "; "
his miserable treatment of his family "; "
You miserable skunk !"; "
a scummy rabble "; "
a scurvy trick " [
synonym : {
abject }, {
low },
{
low -
down }, {
miserable }, {
scummy }, {
scurvy }]
n 1 :
a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (
vitamin C ) [
synonym : {
scurvy }, {
scorbutus }]
Scurvy \
Scur "
vy \,
n . [
Probably from the same source as scorbute ,
but influenced by scurf ,
scurfy ,
scurvy ,
adj .;
cf .
D .
scheurbuik scurvy ,
G .
scharbock ,
LL .
scorbutus .
Cf .
{
Scorbute }.] (
Med .)
A disease characterized by livid spots ,
especially about the thighs and legs ,
due to extravasation of blood ,
and by spongy gums ,
and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes .
It is accompanied by paleness ,
languor ,
depression ,
and general debility .
It is occasioned by confinement ,
innutritious food ,
and hard labor ,
but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food ,
or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food ,
which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system .
It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Scurvy grass } [
Scurvy grass ;
or cf .
Icel .
skarfak [=
a ]
l scurvy grass .] (
Bot .)
A kind of cress ({
Cochlearia officinalis })
growing along the seacoast of Northern Europe and in arctic regions .
It is a remedy for the scurvy ,
and has proved a valuable food to arctic explorers .
The name is given also to other allied species of plants .
[
1913 Webster ]
Scurvy \
Scur "
vy \,
a . [
Compar . {
Scurvier };
superl . {
Scurviest }.]
[
From {
Scurf };
cf . {
Scurvy },
n .]
1 .
Covered or affected with scurf or scabs ;
scabby ;
scurfy ;
specifically ,
diseased with the scurvy . "
Whatsoever man .
. .
be scurvy or scabbed ." --
Lev .
xxi .
18 ,
20 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Vile ;
mean ;
low ;
vulgar ;
contemptible . "
A scurvy trick ."
--
Ld .
Lytton .
[
1913 Webster ]
That scurvy custom of taking tobacco . --
Swift .
[
1913 Webster ]
[
He ]
spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
142 Moby Thesaurus words for "
scurvy ":
Lombardy leprosy ,
abject ,
abominable ,
anemia ,
ariboflavinosis ,
arrant ,
atrocious ,
awful ,
bad ,
base ,
base -
minded ,
beastly ,
beggarly ,
beneath contempt ,
beriberi ,
blameworthy ,
brutal ,
cachexia ,
cheap ,
cheesy ,
chlorosis ,
common ,
contemptible ,
crummy ,
debased ,
deficiency anemia ,
degraded ,
deplorable ,
depraved ,
dermatitis ,
despicable ,
detestable ,
dire ,
dirty ,
disgusting ,
dishonorable ,
dreadful ,
egregious ,
enormous ,
execrable ,
fetid ,
filthy ,
flagrant ,
foul ,
fulsome ,
gaudy ,
gimcracky ,
goiter ,
grave ,
greensickness ,
grievous ,
gross ,
hateful ,
heinous ,
horrible ,
horrid ,
ignoble ,
infamous ,
keratomalacia ,
kwashiorkor ,
lamentable ,
little ,
loathsome ,
lousy ,
low ,
low -
down ,
low -
minded ,
lumpen ,
maidism ,
malnutrition ,
mangy ,
mean ,
measly ,
meretricious ,
miserable ,
monstrous ,
nasty ,
nefarious ,
night blindness ,
noisome ,
notorious ,
obnoxious ,
odious ,
offensive ,
osteomalacia ,
osteoporosis ,
outrageous ,
paltry ,
pathetic ,
pellagra ,
pernicious anemia ,
petty ,
pitiable ,
pitiful ,
poky ,
poor ,
protein deficiency ,
rachitis ,
rank ,
regrettable ,
reprehensible ,
reptilian ,
repulsive ,
rickets ,
rotten ,
rubbishy ,
sad ,
scabby ,
scandalous ,
schlock ,
scrubby ,
scruffy ,
scummy ,
scuzzy ,
shabby ,
shameful ,
shocking ,
shoddy ,
small ,
sordid ,
sorry ,
squalid ,
struma ,
terrible ,
too bad ,
trashy ,
trumpery ,
two -
for -
a -
cent ,
two -
for -
a -
penny ,
twopenny ,
twopenny -
halfpenny ,
unclean ,
unmentionable ,
valueless ,
vile ,
villainous ,
vitamin deficiency ,
woeful ,
worst ,
worthless ,
wretched ,
xerophthalmia
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