adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
scorbutic
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adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- scorbutic symptoms
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History
Etymology
From early New Latin scorbūticus (“pertaining to scurvy”), from scorbūtus (“scurvy”), from French scorbut, of Germanic origin.