scurvy
noun
a disease marked by swollen and bleeding gums, livid spots on the skin, prostration, etc., due to a diet lacking in vitamin C.
scurvily
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a word derived from
scurvy.
Example Sentences
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All about a chippie named Cathy who treats her rejected suitor so scurvily that he feels like a $50-a-week circus performer.
From Time Magazine Archive
None at all, said I. People who are too busy upon such Occasions, generally come off very scurvily.
From The Travels and Adventures of James Massey by Simon Tyssot de Patot
And would not— On a sudden useth the ambassadors scurvily, And provokes the Argives, yet himself In no posture of defence.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Robert Dodsley
"A special messenger from Paris," I muttered, and, going forward, recognised Pillot, whom I had treated so scurvily at the inn.
From My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France by Herbert Hayens
No matter what its history, it offers the hospitality so scurvily refused him at the “Sailor’s Home.”
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid
