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scrofulous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scrofulous \Scrof"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F. scrofuleux.] 1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body. 2. Diseased or affected with scrofula. Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished. --Arbuthnot. -- {Scorf"u*lous*ly}, adv -- {Scrof"u*lous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scrofulous adj 1: afflicted with scrofula 2: morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart 3: having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat
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