scorbutic
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adjective
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Origin of scorbutic
1645–55; < New Latin scorbūticus, equivalent to Medieval Latin scorbūt ( us ) scurvy (≪ Middle Low German scorbûk ) + -icus -ic
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In the scorbutic body, as connective tissue fails, long-healed broken bones unknit themselves, and legs cramp so severely that the person cannot walk.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2016
At the same time, other scorbutic travelers evinced disgust or fear at the new animals, plants, and landscapes they encountered.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2016
As Lamb points out, you might think that the widespread nature of the disease would translate into a sense of solidarity among those with scurvy; instead, scorbutic people tended to withdraw into their own misery.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2016
It is necessary to take long views of American civilisation; not to fix our gaze upon small evils in the foreground, not to mistake an attack of moral measles for a scorbutic taint.
From The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin by James F. (James Fullarton) Muirhead
Dr. Buzzard advises the scorbutic to take fruit morning, noon, and night.
From Food Remedies Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses by Florence Daniel
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