scorbutic
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of scorbutic
1645–55; < New Latin scorbūticus, equivalent to Medieval Latin scorbūt ( us ) scurvy (≪ Middle Low German scorbûk ) + -icus -ic
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Nearly every man was darkened by scurvy, or black with rough scales, and with scorbutic sores.
From Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience by Bellows, Henry W.
It makes a rich and salutary cordial, and its virtues are much relied on in consumptive and scorbutic cases.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
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