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Synonyms for scurvy
ˈskɜr viscurvy
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Wiktionary
scurvynoun
Synonyms:
Cheadle-Möller-Barlow syndrome, scorbutus, Möller-Barlow disease, Barlows disease, Cheadles disease, Moellers disease
Princeton's WordNet
scurvy, scorbutusadjective
a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Synonyms:
scorbutusAntonyms:
estimableabject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvyadjective
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"
Synonyms:
down(p), dispirited, small, downcast, paltry, deplorable, scummy, modest, execrable, suffering, unhopeful, humbled, low-down, miserable, lowly, low, broken, down in the mouth, blue, humble, downhearted, grim, low-toned, low-pitched, piteous, hapless, misfortunate, pitiable, depleted, crushed, measly, poor, funky, pathetic, wretched, pitiful, gloomy, abject, woeful, depressed, low-spirited, humiliatedAntonyms:
estimable
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
scurvynoun
Synonyms:
scorbutus
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
scurvy
Synonyms:
Scorbutus, vitamin C deficiencyscurvy
Synonyms:
Scorbutus
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#350 | small | |
#402 | low | |
#618 | blue | |
#1711 | poor | |
#2535 | broken | |
#5907 | suffering | |
#9379 | funky | |
#10026 | modest | |
#12155 | humble | |
#12913 | depressed | |
#14263 | crushed | |
#14856 | grim | |
#17102 | miserable | |
#18127 | pathetic | |
#21173 | depleted | |
#28701 | gloomy | |
#30945 | wretched | |
#37657 | lowly | |
#39475 | humiliated | |
#40996 | pitiful | |
#43288 | hapless | |
#45288 | humbled | |
#51865 | abject | |
#55032 | deplorable | |
#57224 | paltry | |
#68555 | measly | |
#69348 | scurvy | |
#77165 | woeful | |
#81752 | downcast | |
#92197 | piteous | |
#115306 | scummy | |
#119822 | pitiable | |
#143060 | execrable | |
#147160 | dispirited | |
#245806 | downhearted |
How to use scurvy in a sentence?
In the summer there is arrowgrass, which tastes of coriander, all year round we find scurvy grass, which is what the Vikings used to bring around Europe as a medicinal herb. We also call it wasabi wort because of its intensity, just like horseradish.
Get thee glass eyes And, like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not.
They closed the transient 5th Avenue Motel and now where will they go? They came from all over to stay for a night or a month or whatever they could afford, however they can afford it – and now it’s gone, broken windows boarded up, chain link fence surrounding it like it’s a dog with scurvy. The transient hotel drained pale, pissing in an empty ashtray.
Translations for scurvy
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- kurdějeCzech
- skørbugDanish
- Skorbut, ScharbockGerman
- escorbutoSpanish
- keripukkiFinnish
- scorbutFrench
- पाजीHindi
- skorbutHungarian
- լնդախտArmenian
- skyrbjúgurIcelandic
- scorbutoItalian
- 壊血病Japanese
- ಸ್ಕರ್ವಿKannada
- 괴혈병Korean
- scheurbuikDutch
- szkorbutPolish
- escorbutoPortuguese
- цинга, низкий, подлый, скорбутRussian
- skorbut, podaoSerbo-Croatian
- skorbutSlovene
- skörbjuggSwedish
- iskorbütTurkish
- سکورUrdu
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