Associations to the word «Scurvy»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
SCURVY, noun. (disease) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes.
SCURVY, adjective. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.
SCURVY, adjective. Contemptible, despicable, low, disgustingly mean.
SCURVY GRASS, noun. Alternative form of scurvy-grass
Dictionary definition
SCURVY, noun. A condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
SCURVY, adjective. Of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.