Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. ``A scurvy trick.''
--Ld. Lytton.
That scurvy custom of taking tobacco. --Swift.
[He] spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms.
--Shak.
Source : WordNet®
scurvy
n : a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin
C) [syn: {scorbutus}]
[also: {scurviest}, {scurvier}]
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}]
[also: {scurviest}, {scurvier}]
scurviest
See {scurvy}