SCORBUTIC


Meaning of SCORBUTIC in English

adj. & n.

adj. relating to, resembling, or affected with scurvy.

n. a person affected with scurvy. scorbutically adv.

[ mod.L scorbuticus f. med.L scorbutus scurvy, perh. f. MLG schorbuk f. schoren break + buk belly ]

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