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| scur·vy [ skúrvee ] |
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disease caused by vitamin deficiency: a disease caused by insufficient vitamin C, the symptoms of which include spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
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adjective (comparative scur·vi·er, superlative scur·vi·est) |
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despicable: behaving in ways thought to be mean or contemptible
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 scur·vi·ly adverb |
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