[scur.vy] n [
[2]scurvy] (ca. 1565): a disease marked by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes and caused by a lack of vitamin C
[2]scurvy adj [scurf] (1579): disgustingly mean or contemptible: despicable "a ~ trick" syn see contemptible -- scur.vi.ly adv -- scur.vi.ness n