scorbutic
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- postscorbutic adjective
- scorbutically adverb
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
Dr. Buzzard advises the scorbutic to take fruit morning, noon, and night.
From Food Remedies Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses by Daniel, Florence
The baths of Aix are very celebrated, and the town is much visited by valetudinarians: they are chiefly recommended in scorbutic humours, colds, rheumatisms, palsies, and consumptions.
From Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 by Pinkney, Lt-Col.
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