scorbutic

(skôr byo̵̅o̅t′ik)

adjective

of, like, or having scurvy

Origin: ModL scorbuticus < ML scorbutus, scurvy < Russ skrobotŭ, akin to skórbnut, to wither, grow ill < IE *(s)kerb(h)- > sharp, scurf

See scorbutic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, resembling, or affected by scurvy.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin scorbūticus

Origin: , from scorbūtus, scurvy

Origin: , perhaps of Germanic origin

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