scurvy in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
scurvy in Sindhi سنڌي
scurvy in English
- scurvy⇄adj. 1. mean; contemptible; base.
Ex. a scurvy fellow, a scurvy trick. A wooden tenement known as the Old Brewery ... had the reputation of being the scurviest hovel in town (New Yorker).
(SYN) low.
2. (Obsolete.) scurfy; scabby. - scurvy⇄adv. scurvily.
- scurvy⇄noun a disease caused by lack of vitamin C in the diet. It is characterized by swollen and bleeding gums, extreme weakness, and livid spots on the skin. Scurvy used to be common among sailors when they ate too much bread and saltmeat and not enough vege
- scurvy⇄noun scurviness.
- scurvy⇄scurvy, noun, adjective, -vier,-viest.