| NOUN | state | scurvy, scorbutus | a condition caused by deficiency / deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | scurvy, abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy | of the most contemptible kind |
| Meaning | Of the most contemptible kind. | |
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| Example | "a scurvy trick" | |
| Synonyms | abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy | |
| Broader | contemptible | Deserving of contempt / contempt or scorn |
| Spanish | abyecto, bajo, despreciable, miserable, vil | |
| Catalan | abjecte, baix, despreciable, miserable, vil | |
| Adverbs | scurvily | in a despicable, ignoble manner |
| Meaning | A condition caused by deficiency / deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). | |
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| Synonym | scorbutus | |
| Broader | avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis | Any of several diseases caused by deficiency / deficiency of one or more vitamins |
| Spanish | escorbuto | |
| Catalan | escorbut | |
| Adjectives | scorbutic | of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy |
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