scorbutic

Often scor·bu·ti·cal

[skawr-byoo-tik]

adjective

Pathology.

1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with scurvy.

scorbutic

/ skɔːˈbjuːtɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or having scurvy

Other Word Forms

• scorbutically adverb
• postscorbutic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scorbutic¹

1645–55; < New Latin scorbūticus, equivalent to Medieval Latin scorbūt ( us ) scurvy (≪ Middle Low German scorbûk ) + -icus -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of scorbutic¹

C17: from New Latin scorbūticus, from Medieval Latin scorbūtus, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English sceorf scurf, Middle Low German scorbuk scurvy

Example Sentences

For example, the chapter on 'scorbutic nostalgia' — the psychological and emotional impacts of the disease, including hallucinations of food, water or home — is woven through an examination of the depression attributed to 'calenture', or sea-fever.

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The men thus treated died fast:98 some became dropsical, and others scorbutic.

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A scorbutic disorder, resembling the worst stage of the itch, consumptions, and fluxes, are their chief disorders.

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The prevailing diarrhœa and scorbutic condition were the results of the want of food and the combined influences of the bad air and water, and not the primary causes of the feebleness and death.

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The best food, which was reserved for the scorbutic patients, consisted of roast beef with onions, horseradish, and sometimes a small glass of spirits.

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