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    SCURVY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: scurvier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, scurviest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)play

    Synonyms:

    scorbutus; scurvy

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("scurvy" is a kind of...):

    avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)

    Derivation:

    scorbutic (of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy)

     II. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: scurvier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: scurviest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of the most contemptible kindplay

    Example:

    a scurvy trick

    Synonyms:

    abject; low; low-down; miserable; scummy; scurvy

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    contemptible (deserving of contempt or scorn)

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