scrofulous

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

scrofulous
    adj 1: afflicted with scrofula
    2: morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the
       times"- J.D.Hart
    3: having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our
       canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley
       Mowat

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Scrofulous \Scrof"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F. scrofuleux.]
   1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as,
      scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.
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   2. Diseased or affected with scrofula.
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            Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished.
                                                  --Arbuthnot.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Scrof"u*lous*ly}, adv. --
      {Scrof"u*lous*ness}, n.
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