Scurvy

skur′vi, adj. scurfy: affected with scurvy: scorbutic: shabby: vile, vulgar, contemptible.— n. a disease marked by livid spots on the skin and general debility, due to an improper dietary, and particularly an insufficient supply of fresh vegetable food.— adv. Scur′vily , in a scurvy manner: meanly, basely.— ns. Scur′vine , state of being scurvy: meanne ; Scur′vy-gra , a genus of cruciferous plants, efficacious in curing scurvy. [ Scurf .]