The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
scorbutical — adj. pertaining to scurvy; suffering from scurvy (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
scorbutical — scor·bu·ti·cal … English syllables
scorbutical — adjective see scorbutic … Useful english dictionary
Scorbutic — Scor*bu tic, Scorbutical Scor*bu tic*al, a. [Cf. F. scorbutique.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms. {Scor*bu tic*al*ly}, adv … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorbutically — Scorbutic Scor*bu tic, Scorbutical Scor*bu tic*al, a. [Cf. F. scorbutique.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms. {Scor*bu… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scorbutic — scorbutically, adv. /skawr byooh tik/, adj. Pathol. pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with scurvy. Also, scorbutical. [1645 55; < NL scorbuticus, equiv. to ML scorbut(us) scurvy ( MLG scorbûk) + icus IC] * * * … Universalium
scorbutic — /skɔˈbjutɪk / (say skaw byoohtik) adjective relating to, of the nature of, or affected with scurvy. Also, scorbutical. {New Latin scorbūticus, from Medieval Latin scorbūtus scurvy, apparently from Dutch scheurbot (now scheurbuik)} …
scorbutic — [skôr byo͞ot′ik] adj. [ModL scorbuticus < ML scorbutus, scurvy < Russ skrobotŭ, akin to skórbnut, to wither, grow ill < IE * (s)kerb(h) > SHARP, SCURF] of, like, or having scurvy: also scorbutical … English World dictionary
