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noun
- (disease) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes.
adjective (scurvier, scurviest)
- contemptible, Contemptible, despicable, low, disgustingly mean.
Etymology: - Noun usage from the adjective (term, scurvyAdjective, scurvy) influenced by or a variant of (term, scurfy). Took on meaning of (term, scheurbuik, lang=nl), (term, scorbut, , scurvy, lang=fr), possibly from (term, skyrbjugr, lang=non). Compare German (term, scharbock, lang=de), Late Latin (term, scorbutus, lang=la).
- Alternate etymology is < < (MLG.).
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