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scurvier |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.
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