SCORBUTIC


Meaning of SCORBUTIC in English

adj. & n.

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

--n. a person affected with scurvy.

Derivatives:

scorbutically adv.

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.