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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
scrof·u·lous       [skrof-yuh-luhs] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, or affected with scrofula.
2.morally tainted.
[Origin: 1605–15; scroful(a) + -ous]

—Related forms
scrof·u·lous·ly, adverb
scrof·u·lous·ness, noun
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scrof·u·lous       (skrŏf'yə-ləs)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Relating to, affected with, or resembling scrofula.
  2. Morally degenerate; corrupt: "a scrofulous, grim, darkly funny burlesque on art, celebrity, and love" (Stephen Schiff).

scrof'u·lous·ly adv., scrof'u·lous·ness n.
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scrofulous

adjective
1. afflicted with scrofula 
2. morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart 
3. having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat 

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

scrofulous scrof·u·lous (skrŏf'yə-ləs)
adj.
Relating to, affected with, or resembling scrofula.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Scrofulous

Scrof"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F. scrofuleux.]

1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.

2. Diseased or affected with scrofula.

Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished. --Arbuthnot. -- Scorf"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Scrof"u*lous*ness, n.

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