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scurvier


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  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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