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Scurvy \Scur"vy\, a. [Compar. {Scurvier}; superl. {Scurviest}.]
[From {Scurf}; cf. {Scurvy}, n.]
1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy;
specifically, diseased with the scurvy. "Whatsoever man .
. . be scurvy or scabbed." --Lev. xxi. 18, 20.
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2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. "A scurvy trick."
--Ld. Lytton.
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That scurvy custom of taking tobacco. --Swift.
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[He] spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms.
--Shak.
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