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Synonyms for scurvy in English

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scurvy:
- scurvy; scorbutus
- vicious; vile; scurvy; nasty; low; jarring; behind one's back; foul; ribald; bad; offensive; indecent; falsely; mean; secretly; miserable; abject; scummy; low-down

English

Detailed Synonyms for scurvy in English

scurvy:

scurvy [the ~] noun

the scurvy
the scurvy
- scurvy [the ~] noun
the scurvy

– a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) ¹
the scurvy; the scorbutus
– a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) ¹
- scurvy [the ~] noun
- scorbutus [the ~] noun

scurvy adj

scurvy
vicious; vile; scurvy; nasty; low; jarring; behind one's back; foul; ribald; bad; offensive; indecent; falsely; mean; secretly
- vicious adj
- vile adj
- scurvy adj
- nasty adj
- low adj
- jarring adj
- behind one's back adj
- foul adj
- ribald adj
- bad adj
- offensive adj
- indecent adj
- falsely adv
- mean adj
- secretly adv
scurvy

– of the most contemptible kind ¹
low; miserable; abject; scurvy; scummy; low-down
– of the most contemptible kind ¹
- low adj
  - a low stunt to pull¹
- miserable adj
  - his miserable treatment of his family¹
  - You miserable skunk!¹
- abject adj
  - abject cowardice¹
- scurvy adj
  - a scurvy trick¹
- scummy adj
  - a scummy rabble¹
- low-down adj
  - a low-down sneak¹

Related Words for "scurvy":

scurvier, scurviest

Alternate Synonyms for "scurvy":

abject; low; low-down; miserable; scummy; contemptible
scorbutus; avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis

Related Definitions for "scurvy":

of the most contemptible kind¹
- a scurvy trick¹
a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)¹

Related Synonyms for scurvy

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