Scrofulous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scrofulous \Scrof"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F. scrofuleux.]
     1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as,
        scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.
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     2. Diseased or affected with scrofula.


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              Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Scrof"u*lous*ly}, adv. --
        {Scrof"u*lous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scrofulous
       adj 1: afflicted with scrofula
       2: morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the
          times"- J.D.Hart
       3: having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our
          canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"-
          Farley Mowat