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. [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] 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]: scurviest See {scurvy}
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