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
History records how nobly Garibaldi acted, and how scurvily he was treated.
From Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta by W. Cope Devereux
"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
You have treated me scurvily in the past; my turn has come now!”
From Tales of South Africa by H.A. Bryden
Send him to me, for my head aches scurvily, and he shall dip his handkerchief in vinegar and set it upon my forehead.'
From The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court by Ford Madox Ford
