Scurvier

3 definitions found

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

  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.
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     2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. "A scurvy trick."
        --Ld. Lytton.
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              That scurvy custom of taking tobacco. --Swift.
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              [He] spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms.
                                                    --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scurvy
       adj : 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" [syn: {abject}, {low},
              {low-down}, {miserable}, {scummy}]
       n : a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin
           C) [syn: {scorbutus}]
       [also: {scurviest}, {scurvier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scurvier
       See {scurvy}