SCURVY

SCURVY. → General scriptures concerning Le 22:22 → See SCAB

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scurvy. Scurvy, n. a distemper; a. scabbed, vile, worthless

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Scur″vy (?), a. [Compar. Scurvier (?); superl. Scurviest.] [[From Scurf; cf. Scurvy, n.]] 1. 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. 2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. “A scurvy trick.” Ld. Lytton.
That scurvy custom of taking tobacco. Swift. spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms. Shak.