[skur-vee] 
noun, adjective, -vi⋅er, -vi⋅est.| 1. | Pathology. a disease marked by swollen and bleeding gums, livid spots on the skin, prostration, etc., due to a diet lacking in vitamin C. |
| 2. | contemptible; despicable; mean: a scurvy trick. |
| scur·vy (skûr'vē) n. A disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by spongy and bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin, and extreme weakness. adj. scur·vi·er, scur·vi·est Mean; contemptible. [From Middle English scurfy, characterized by scurf (influenced by French scorbut, scurvy), from scurf, scurf; see scurf.] scur'vi·ly adv., scur'vi·ness n. |
scurvy scur·vy (skûr'vē)
n.
A disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C and characterized by spongy bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin, and weakness.
| scurvy (skûr'vē) Pronunciation Key
A disease caused by vitamin C deficiency, characterized by bleeding of the gums, rupture of capillaries under the skin, loose teeth, and generalized weakness. |
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