ˈskrȯfyələs also -räf- adjective
Etymology: scrofula + -ous
1. archaic
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of scrofula
a child, full of scrofulous ulcers — Tobias Smollett
b. : afflicted with scrofula
handled a scrofulous Quaker, and made him a healthy man — T.B.Macaulay
2.
a. : having a diseased appearance
our canoe … lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore — Farley Mowat
b. : morally contaminated
denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times — J.D.Hart