tɪkAlso, scor·bu·ti·cal.
Origin:
1645–55; < Neo-Latin scorbūticus, equivalent to Medieval Latin scorbūt(us) scurvy (≪ Middle Low German scorbûk) + -icus -ic
1645–55; < Neo-Latin scorbūticus, equivalent to Medieval Latin scorbūt(us) scurvy (≪ Middle Low German scorbûk) + -icus -ic
Related forms
scor·bu·ti·cal·ly, adverb
post·scor·bu·tic, adjective
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scorbutic (skɔːˈbjuːtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of, relating to, or having scurvy | |
| [C17: from New Latin scorbūticus, from Medieval Latin scorbūtus, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English sceorf scurf, Middle Low German scorbuk scurvy] | |
| scor'butically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
scorbutic
1655, from Mod.L. scorbuticus "pertaining to scurvy," from scorbutus "scurvy," from Fr. scorbut, apparently of Du. (scheurbuik) or Low Ger. (Scharbock) origin; see scurvy.
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scorbutic scor·bu·tic (skôr-by&oomacr;'tĭk) or scor·bu·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, resembling, or affected by scurvy.
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